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 Wares turned it back into a single-family home, keeping many of the historical details, such as the newel posts on the stairs, and making period-appropriate additions where they could.
From Washington Post • Oct. 7, 2021
He’s the sort who stops to admire an original newel post or a carpenter’s miter work from 200 years ago.
From New York Times • Jul. 13, 2021
Instead of newel posts at the bottom of the staircase, an intricately carved oak monkey clung to either end of the railing.
From "Chasing Vermeer" by Blue Balliett
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