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newel (NOO-el, NYOO-) noun
1. A center column that supports the steps of a spiral staircase. 2. A post supporting the handrail of a staircase. [Middle English nowel, from Middle French nouel, kernel, from Late Latin nucalis, nutlike, from Latin nuc-, nux nut.] "Midway through the stair project he appeared with a solid pine stair newel, stripped and sanded." Mary Meier, A Millworker's House Remade, The Boston Globe, Feb 24, 2000. This week's theme: words to describe odds and ends. ............................................................................ When we see men of a contrary character, we should turn inwards and examine ourselves. -Confucius (551-479 BC) Ralph Waldo Emerson once said, "Language is a city to the building of which every human being brought a stone." Invite your friends and family to join in the quest by sending a gift subscription of A.Word.A.Day. It is free! http://wordsmith.org/awad/gift.html Pronunciation: http://wordsmith.org/words/newel.wav http://wordsmith.org/words/newel.ram
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