newel
pronunciation
How to pronounce newel in British English:
UK ['njuːəl]
How to pronounce newel in American English:
US ['njuəl]
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- Noun:
- the post at the top or bottom of a flight of stairs; it supports the handrail
- the central pillar of a circular staircase
Word Origin
- newel
- newel: see noose
- newel (n.)
- mid-14c., "pillar from which steps of a winding staircase radiate," from Old French noel, novel "knob, newel, kernel, stone" (Modern French noyau), from Vulgar Latin *nodellus "little knot," diminutive of Latin nodulus, diminutive of nodus "knot" (see net (n.)). Klein's sources suggest the French word may be from Gallo-Roman *nucale, from Latin nux "nut." The meaning "post at the top or bottom of a staircase" is from 1833.
Example
- 1. Local building codes may require newel posts in other locations .
- 2. Determine where the newel posts will be located and mark these locations .
- 3. Installation of newel posts newel posts are necessary every time that the handrail changes direction .