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| new·el [ n əl ] (plural new·els) |
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1. post for handrail: a post supporting the handrail of a staircase at the top or bottom or on a landing
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2. support for staircase: a vertical pillar to which the steps of a spiral staircase are attached
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| [14th century. Via French novel "knob" < assumed Vulgar Latin nodellus "little knot"] |
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