newel
Example Sentences
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Among the artefacts found in the house are two angels, carved from oak, which once stood as newel posts at the foot of the house's main stairway.
From BBC • Aug. 31, 2024
However, the newel post and railing had been replaced during a previous renovation and had a different stain that had yellowed over time, resulting in a kind of Franken-staircase.
From Seattle Times • Jul. 25, 2023
The interior of the Gaines street building retains much of its original layout as well as woodwork such as the central staircase with its newel post and spindles.
From Washington Times • Aug. 1, 2020
“The Historical Society has sales receipts for the purchase of 44,000 bricks, the marble front steps, and banister rails and newel posts used on the staircase inside.”
From Washington Post • Jan. 30, 2019
Janie hung over the newel post thinking so long that she all but went to sleep there.
From "Their Eyes Were Watching God" by Zora Neale Hurston
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