newel post

newel post

n (Architecture) the post at the top or bottom of a flight of stairs that supports the handrail. Sometimes shortened to: newel

new′el post`

n. a post supporting one end of a handrail at the top or bottom of a flight of stairs. [1790–1800]

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newel post - the post at the top or bottom of a flight of stairs; it supports the handrailnewelpost - an upright consisting of a piece of timber or metal fixed firmly in an upright position; "he set a row of posts in the ground and strung barbwire between them"