| 单词 | newel |
| 释义 | newel /nooh"euhl, nyooh"-/, n. 1. See newel post. 2. a central pillar or upright from which the steps of a winding stair radiate. 3. (on an escalator) the horizontal section of railing at the upper or lower end. [1325-75; earlier nuel, ME nowel < MF no(u)el kernel, newel < LL *nucale, n. use of neut. of nucalis of a nut, nutlike, equiv. to L nuc- (s. of nux) nut + -alis -AL1] |
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