Thesaurus: newel

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1. n. A novelty; a new thing.
2. n. 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.
3. n. the post at the top or bottom of a flight of stairs; it supports the handrail
4. n. the central pillar of a circular staircase
5. A novelty; a new thing. [Obs.] Spenser. 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.
6. A novelty; a new thing. [Obs.] Spenser.
7. n:100 n. the central pillar of a circular staircase