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newel

ne·wel

UK/ˈnjuː.əl/ US/ˈnu.əl/ uncommon obsolete

noun

1.

the post at the top or bottom of a flight of stairs; it supports the handrail

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Origin

Inherited from Middle English nowel, *newel, from Old French noel, from either Early Medieval Latin nōdellus (“buckle”, diminutive of nōdus "knot") or Late Latin nucālis (“nut-like”, derivative of nux "nut"). Doublet of noil and noyau.

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