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

One luxuriated on a fluffy bedspread by a picture window overlooking Manhattan; another perched on a banister newel post, master of his empty household.

From New York Times • Aug. 11, 2022

The stairs that lead up to the second floor have an unusual handrail and newel post, together resembling a rolled-up piece of paper that has been partially unfurled.

From Washington Post • Mar. 25, 2022

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