| 单词 | newel |
| 释义 | newel (once / 43938 pages) n A newel is a post or pole that supports a spiral staircase or one end of a flight of stairs. When you put your hand on the banister of a stairway, you can see that the banister is held in place by a newel. Newels are important structural elements of a stairway, providing the central support for a spiral staircase that winds around it, or holding up one end of a straight flight of stairs. Most newels are also decorative, with carved posts or fancy trim. Newel comes from the Old French word nouel, "knob or stone," from the Latin nodulus, the diminutive form of nodus, or "knot." WORD FAMILYnewel: newels USAGE EXAMPLESThat means stairways feature gleaming, lacquered newel posts in the shapes of an owl, a beaver or other Oregon wildlife. Seattle Times(Nov 10, 2016) “If you’re not sure, start with your handrail and newel posts in your stairwell,” she says. Washington Post(Sep 20, 2016) I climbed to the top of the staircase, put my hand on the newel, and stepped into the second-floor hallway. James Patterson, Confessions of a Murder Suspect(2012) 1n the central pillar of a circular staircase Hyper column, pillar (architecture) a tall vertical cylindrical structure standing upright and used to support a structure 2n the post at the top or bottom of a flight of stairs; it supports the handrail Syn|Hyper newel post post an upright consisting of a piece of timber or metal fixed firmly in an upright position |
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