NEWELS

Noun

newels

plural of newel

Anagrams

• Wensel

Source: Wiktionary


NEWEL

New"el, n. Etym: [From New. Cf. Novel.]

Definition: A novelty; a new thing. [Obs.] Spenser.

New"el, n. Etym: [OF. nual, F. noyau sone, of fruit, noyau d'escaler newel, fr. L. nucalis like a nut, fr. nux, nucis, nut. Cf Nowel the inner wall of a mold, Nucleus..] (Arch.)

Definition: The upright post about which the steps of a circular staircase wind; hence, in stairs having straight flights, the principal post at the foot of a staircase, or the secondary ones at the landings. See Hollow newel, under Hollow.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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