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Vinony

newel

noun

  1. central supporting pillar of a spiral staircase; upright post that supports the handrail of a stair banister
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Pronunciation: /ˈnjuː.əl/ / /ˈnu.əl/ / /ˈnju.əl/

noun

Etymology: From new + -el, modelled after novel (“new, original”).

  1. A novelty; a new thing.

    “1882: Edmund Spenser (Alexander Balloch Grosart, ed) The Complete Works in Verse and Prose of Edmund Spenser He was so enamoured with the newel.”