newel

Example Sentences

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He added the splendid staircases, with their carved oak newels, the work of Grinling Gibbons; and he built the chapel, which also has some fine carving.

From Highways and Byways in Surrey by Thomson, Hugh

From the vestibule a stairway of white marble, with massive newels of variegated marble, leads up to the library proper.

From Lippincott's Magazine, December, 1885 by Various

The panelled step ends and soffits, the graceful newels and balusters, of those old staircases hold sway as models to this day.

From Home Life in Colonial Days by Earle, Alice Morse

A few minutes before seven, she went slowly down the dark, old staircase, with its massive newels and balusters.

From Patty's Success by Wells, Carolyn

It was built of the same material—American mahogany—with casings, cornices, banisters and newels of the same pattern and finish, all highly polished and rich with ornamental carving.

From Solaris Farm A Story of the Twentieth Century by Edson, Milan C.