newel
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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 handrail looks like the flat piece and the newel post like a thick scroll.
From Washington Post • Mar. 25, 2022
Commodious spiral stairs tend to be more like 60 inches in diameter — but you’ll still find each tread narrowing to a sliver at the newel.
From New York Times • Mar. 7, 2019
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
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