newel post


noun
  1. a post supporting one end of a handrail at the top or bottom of a flight of stairs.

Origin of newel post

1
First recorded in 1790–1800

Words Nearby newel post

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How to use newel post in a sentence

  • It was about the size of a dinner-plate, and lay on the newel-post as I came down stairs one morning.

  • She groped carefully for the newel-post, for going down was more dangerous than coming up, and she feared she might fall headlong.

    Marjorie's Busy Days | Carolyn Wells
  • The corners of Mr. Gryce's mouth betrayed that he noted this change, but he did not turn away from the newel-post.

    That Affair Next Door | Anna Katharine Green
  • Limply he sagged against the newel-post, a sorry picture of grief and pain.

    Cursed | George Allan England
  • He noticed, too, that Dr. Redding had descended the stairs and leant against the newel post.

    The Gray Mask | Wadsworth Camp

British Dictionary definitions for newel post

newel post

noun
  1. the post at the top or bottom of a flight of stairs that supports the handrail: Sometimes shortened to: newel

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