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

She paints portraits of people’s homes, focusing on one modest detail — a doorstop, a newel post or the fringed trim of a curtain.

From Seattle Times • Mar. 29, 2022

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

It has pine floors, large windows, period trim and stairs with a carved wooden newel post.

From Washington Post • Sep. 26, 2018

At the newel post Janie whirled around and for the space of a thought she was lit up like a transfiguration.

From "Their Eyes Were Watching God" by Zora Neale Hurston