| 单词 | newel |
| 例句 | Each step was set on a center newel, and the steps fanned out from it. The Door in the Wall 1949-01-03T00:00:00Z Janie hung over the newel post thinking so long that she all but went to sleep there. Their Eyes Were Watching God 1937-09-18T00:00:00Z At the newel post Janie whirled around and for the space of a thought she was lit up like a transfiguration. Their Eyes Were Watching God 1937-09-18T00:00:00Z I climbed to the top of the staircase, put my hand on the newel, and stepped into the second-floor hallway. Confessions of a Murder Suspect 2012-09-24T00:00:00Z Instead of newel posts at the bottom of the staircase, an intricately carved oak monkey clung to either end of the railing. Chasing Vermeer 2004-06-01T00:00:00Z Ishmael put his hand on the newel post at the bottom of the stairway, then removed it and shone the flashlight beam upward. Snow Falling on Cedars: A Novel 1994-09-12T00:00:00Z He’s the sort who stops to admire an original newel post or a carpenter’s miter work from 200 years ago. The New Kid Who Loves Old Houses 2021-07-13T04:00:00Z Seconds later, his dressing gown catches on the newel at the bottom. Review: Kevin Kline Serves Ham in Soignée Silk in ‘Present Laughter’ 2017-04-05T04:00:00Z That means stairways feature gleaming, lacquered newel posts in the shapes of an owl, a beaver or other Oregon wildlife. At least once in your life, you’ve got to ski Oregon’s Timberline 2016-11-10T05:00:00Z Q: The finial on a newel in my home was damaged. How to repair a damaged finial on a newel post 2017-11-17T05:00:00Z One luxuriated on a fluffy bedspread by a picture window overlooking Manhattan; another perched on a banister newel post, master of his empty household. Jean-Jacques Sempé, Cartoonist of Droll Whimsy, Dies at 89 2022-08-11T04:00:00Z “If you’re not sure, start with your handrail and newel posts in your stairwell,” she says. 4 ways for homeowners to get the most out of trendy-but-timeless black 2016-09-20T04:00:00Z Twin elephants carry newel post lamps on the staircase. As the Tonys Head Uptown, Step Inside the United Palace ‘Dream World’ 2023-06-07T04:00:00Z 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. Advice for Renovating Your Home 2019-03-07T05:00:00Z The 42-inch statue originally stood on a staircase newel post, brandishing a light fixture and probably had a twin in the room. Antiques: Mourning Jewelry, Pocket Watches, Jacob A. Holzer Sculpture 2012-09-21T05:20:20Z However, the newel post and railing had been replaced during a previous renovation and had a different stain that had yellowed over time, resulting in a kind of Franken-staircase. Renovating an old house shouldn't require sacrificing character 2023-07-25T04:00:00Z She paints portraits of people’s homes, focusing on one modest detail — a doorstop, a newel post or the fringed trim of a curtain. Anne Tyler’s ‘French Braid’ captures the avoidances and silences of family life 2022-03-29T04:00:00Z The stairs that lead up to the second floor have an unusual handrail and newel post, together resembling a rolled-up piece of paper that has been partially unfurled. Early 20th-century house with modern updates lists for $2.5 million 2022-03-25T04:00:00Z 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. Victorian farmhouse and pre-Civil War barn for sale near downtown Hillsboro, Va 2021-10-07T04:00:00Z The interior of the Gaines street building retains much of its original layout as well as woodwork such as the central staircase with its newel post and spindles. Another buyer tries to save historic Davenport building 2020-08-01T04:00:00Z Its handrails — designed by local artists David and Eli Hess — are made of 129 balusters and newel posts, some new and some reclaimed from other buildings, but each different from the others. Other congregations moved to suburbs, but Baltimore’s Beth Am Synagogue celebrates $5.5 million overhaul in place 2019-11-20T05:00:00Z The staircase is traditional in design with an oak newel post and railings, and balusters painted white. An enclave for active seniors in Fairfax County 2019-04-22T04:00:00Z The handrail looks like the flat piece and the newel post like a thick scroll. Early 20th-century house with modern updates lists for $2.5 million 2022-03-25T04:00:00Z “The Historical Society has sales receipts for the purchase of 44,000 bricks, the marble front steps, and banister rails and newel posts used on the staircase inside.” Frozen in time: The rigors, and the rewards, of purchasing a historic home 2019-01-30T05:00:00Z It has pine floors, large windows, period trim and stairs with a carved wooden newel post. Looking to buy a home for $1.2 million? Here’s what you can expect to find. 2018-09-26T04:00:00Z The staircases’ custom-made balusters and newel posts are a nod to the original design of the houses. Capitol Hill townhouses can be home, office or both 2018-07-16T04:00:00Z I live alone these days, but I keep the hat Jim wore that night on a newel post at the house we shared. The Anniversary Malady 2017-09-08T04:00:00Z The newel dates from the mid-19th century, but the stairs are probably original to the home. In Southwest D.C., a Federal-style brick house is a rare slice of early Washington 2017-07-14T04:00:00Z One unique piece that harkens to the home’s beginnings is a newel post lamp of a woman with an outstretched arm that Patrice Martin spent days searching for on eBay. Old West Michigan home restored in renovation 2016-10-23T04:00:00Z Many of the original interior architectural details remain, including an oak staircase with intricate newel post and beadboard, historic light fixtures and a dumbwaiter. Town common, hall named to national historic places list 2016-05-05T04:00:00Z With bare feet, he balanced on the lower lip of the banister and swiveled around the newel post; proving that even with his IQ, there’s still time to play. EXCHANGE: Bloomington boy competes on ‘Child Genius’ 2016-01-18T05:00:00Z She’s even helping her dad re-create a missing newel for a staircase he’s refurbishing. STEM Lab teaches girls high-tech, trial-and-error approach 2015-09-19T04:00:00Z As he was about to lay his hand on the newel post of the dilapidated stairs the floor dropped from under his feet and he was precipitated into the cellar. The Million Dollar Mystery Novelized from the Scenario of F. Lonergan 2012-03-15T02:00:21.153Z As I entered the hall my foot slipped on the marble tiling and I fell heavily against an exquisite bisque head standing on the newel post. Woven with the Ship A Novel of 1865 2012-03-12T03:00:26.883Z There was the newel post opposite the front door at home. Black-Eyed Susan 2012-02-13T03:00:16.587Z Access was generally gained to the rood loft by a newel staircase cut either in the north or south wall of the chancel, and occasionally the staircase existed on both sides. Curious Church Customs and Cognate Subjects 2011-12-02T03:00:21.090Z The walls of the semicircular stairway are faced in glazed terra cotta all the way to the ceiling, the newel post covered with stars and a shimmering sunburst. | Orchard Beach, the Bronx: Streetscapes | A High-Minded Pavilion at Orchard Beach in the Bronx 2011-09-22T21:41:59Z Coming down stairs he passed Neale standing apart with his back against the newel post. Rough-Hewn 2011-09-20T02:00:15.147Z They went out into the entrance, and mounted a newel stair that ran up a turret close by the side of the living-room. The Works of Honor? de Balzac About Catherine de' Medici, Seraphita and Other Stories 2011-09-02T02:00:23.810Z Feeling the newel post to blame for her fall, she pounded it with both hands and kicked it with both feet. Black-Eyed Susan 2012-02-13T03:00:16.587Z Diana runs with her hunting dogs upon the newel post. Hints to Pilgrims 2011-08-18T02:00:23.727Z He leaned against the newel of the staircase and looked at me, quite surprised. My Little Sister 2011-05-27T02:00:14.023Z A semicircular stairway, guarded by a carved oak rail, a newel post and a knight in armor, led to apartments above. Sons and Fathers 2011-05-16T02:00:19.893Z Miss Greta, still leaning against the newel, dictated as imperturbably as though she had a week in front of her for packing and preparation. The Messenger 2011-03-26T02:00:14.523Z Susan had never thought anything about the newel post until one day, playing “lady come to see” with a shawl on for a long skirt, she had tripped and bumped her head against the post. Black-Eyed Susan 2012-02-13T03:00:16.587Z The elaborately carved oak staircase, a gingerbread-like concoction of spindles and newel posts supporting a banister worn smooth by generations of hands, is also original to the house. | Mott Haven, the Bronx: Lair and Sanctuary in the South Bronx 2011-03-20T04:50:01Z Then she illustrated her ability for us, to almost knocking the newel post from its dignified position at the bottom of the stair. Memories of a Musical Life 2011-03-09T03:00:44.777Z The light was dim, coming from a globe held aloft by a figure that crowned the newel post. The Black Eagle Mystery 2011-03-07T03:00:12.497Z Between hoisting and pulling and Barbara's own dread of disobeying her, Alex got her sister into a kneeling position on the broad flat top of the newel post. Consequences 2011-01-14T03:00:53.047Z So Susan put away her little bowl and went into the front hall to call upon her friend the newel post. Black-Eyed Susan 2012-02-13T03:00:16.587Z The balusters were usually beautifully carved and hand turned, with newel posts of graceful design; and sometimes even the risers showed carved effects. Colonial Homes and Their Furnishings 2011-01-11T03:00:35.147Z In early work the staircases were occasionally in stone with circular or rectangular newels, but the more general type was that known as the open well staircase, with balustrade and newels in timber. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 2, Slice 4 "Aram, Eugene" to "Arcueil" The stairs are wide, with white risers and mahogany treads, and the hand-rail is mahogany supported on white, turned balusters and a mahogany newel post. Remodeled Farmhouses He noticed, too, that Dr. Redding had descended the stairs and leant against the newel post. The Gray Mask She rarely passed the newel post without giving it a pat, and, sitting on the stairs, she and Flip and the newel post often had many a pleasant chat together. Black-Eyed Susan 2012-02-13T03:00:16.587Z Then she removed her hand from the newel post, which had steadied her, and drew herself erect with what seemed like a physical effort. Thirty This small, red, white, and blue striped pole, with a newel post and no globe on the top, was used in Binghamton, New York. Bloodletting Instruments in the National Museum of History and Technology The newels, or posts, at the foot of the banisters, bore great carved figures of sea-serpents and griffins, strange animals, part lion, part eagle. Maid Sally When it was thickly studded with nails, the doctor bade them make a hole in it, pass a rope through the hole, and tie it to the newel of the staircase. Barclay of the Guides On the newel post of the stairs were letters that Jonathan had just brought up from the post-office. Happy House 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. Solaris Farm A Story of the Twentieth Century Then he took something from his coat pocket, dropped it into the hollow of the newel, replaced the knob and turned and marched smartly out of the house, shutting the door behind him. The Bandbox She beheld the Colonel leaning against the newel post, looking up but not seeing her. The Co-Citizens The main block consisted of a tower unusually large, in the middle of which was a great red-sandstone staircase winding round a newel which culminated in a heraldic monster. Memoirs of Life and Literature The white baluster rail is matched by a handrail and supported by half a matching newel post; wherever the cornice breaks, it turns against itself. Seaport in Virginia George Washington's Alexandria Passing the newel post, she noticed the Continental bills. The Continental Dragoon A Love Story of Philipse Manor-House in 1778 The staircase may be rendered attractive with bowl newels, and perhaps white marble treads to the stairs. The Turkish Bath Its Design and Construction The staircase in the Gowen house, Mount Airy, has a balustrade with three slender, but more or less conventional, balusters on each step, the treads, like the handrail and newel, being painted dark. The Colonial Architecture of Philadelphia A flat sphere of solid wood tops the capital of the newel post. The Fairfax County Courthouse 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. Highways and Byways in Surrey And the steward set the candlestick on the newel post of the stairway, and started for the door. The Continental Dragoon A Love Story of Philipse Manor-House in 1778 She was a pretty rose of a woman, and he leaned against the newel and regarded her with appreciation. Otherwise Phyllis Again a spiral design is conspicuous in the stair balustrades, and the curved newel treatment recalls that of the foregoing stoop. The Colonial Architecture of Philadelphia Hallam had been standing, leaning against the newel post, with his own too ready temper flaming within him. Reels and Spindles A Story of Mill Life As I continued to listen I heard a strange moaning proceeding, I felt sure, from 'Brownie's' attic, which was situate a foot or two above my chamber on the top turn of the newel stairway. Border Ghost Stories The flame of the candle on the newel post was blown this way and that by the in-rushing wind. The Continental Dragoon A Love Story of Philipse Manor-House in 1778 For one instant hope gleamed athwart the stunning crash of his senses: he steadied himself on the newel post. Athalie A special spiral design above the foot scraper, however, virtually becomes a newel in this instance. The Colonial Architecture of Philadelphia Used for pulp wood, floors, panels, and newels. Seasoning of Wood We ascended by the ancient stone newel stair that circled up from the old iron 'yett' of the entry to the battlements above, and laid a towel below the sash of every window. Border Ghost Stories The library itself, as there, was approached by a newel stair at its south-west corner. The Care of Books The tall lamp on the newel post at the foot of the broad stairway gave enough light to show one where to walk; and just then the two prowlers asked for nothing more. Air Service Boys Flying for Victory or, Bombing the Last German Stronghold The pineapple, emblem of hospitality, was attractive in cast iron and as utilized at Number 1107 Walnut Street provided a distinctive newel. The Colonial Architecture of Philadelphia A few minutes before seven, she went slowly down the dark, old staircase, with its massive newels and balusters. Patty's Success "At the south-west corner of the chapter-house is a large winding stone staircase, with a stone handrail worked in the newel, and also in the side wall." Bell's Cathedrals: The Cathedral Church of Gloucester [2nd ed.] A Description of Its Fabric and A Brief History of the Espicopal See The middle and upper sections are reached from the lower by a newel stair, set in the south-west angle of the tower. In the Mayor's Parlour The series of figures which stand upon the newels of the staircase are all engraved below. The International Monthly, Volume 2, No. 4, March, 1851 During the nineteenth century more attention was given to newels in ironwork, and elaborate square posts combining cast and wrought pieces were constructed, such as that at Fourth and Liberty streets. The Colonial Architecture of Philadelphia Kathrien turned away and traced a pattern on the newel post with her slender fingers. The Return of Peter Grimm Novelised From the Play She sank weakly to the floor to lean her head despairingly against the heavy newel post of the stairway. The Heart of Arethusa Just below this began a winding staircase with carved spindles and a mahogany rail and newel, considered quite an extravagance in that day. A Little Girl in Old Boston The brass doorknobs and the name-plate shone like gold, and the iron railings of the stoops were finished with quite pretentious newels, that the children called sentry boxes. A Little Girl of Long Ago The newel treatment is especially appropriate, inasmuch as it reflects the Ionic order, the balustrade winding scroll-fashion about a slender fluted colonnette, and the first stair tread taking the outline of the rail above. The Colonial Architecture of Philadelphia Slap, slap, slap, something went against the newel post. The Cat in Grandfather's House Miss Pilgrim had just come to the newel post of the staircase, and when she looked into Daniel's face blushed like the red, red rose, losing her self-possession perceptibly more than Daniel. A Brace Of Boys 1867, From "Little Brother" And they climbed the newel staircase that was carried in the north-east pier. The Nebuly Coat The panelled step ends and soffits, the graceful newels and balusters, of those old staircases hold sway as models to this day. Home Life in Colonial Days Except for the single, simple turned newel, the staircase is much like that at Mount Pleasant. The Colonial Architecture of Philadelphia But Owl flew over her head and was perched on the newel post when she arrived. The Cat in Grandfather's House There are three oak staircases, the main one being finely carved with figures standing at the angles, and another having very fine newels. Devon, Its Moorlands, Streams and Coasts He wheeled round and plumped down on an oak bench, not unlike a church pew, which stood against the panelled stairway beyond the newel. The Paternoster Ruby He stopped when he saw the group around the newel post. Mary Rose of Mifflin The spiral newel is but a simpler form of those already alluded to. The Colonial Architecture of Philadelphia Parts were carried away as curiosities, and there were some beautiful carvings and fine newel posts that found a place in new homes as mementoes. A Little Girl in Old Salem In the west wall is a hagioscope, and from a room next the chapel a newel staircase led to the priest's room on the floor above. Devon, Its Moorlands, Streams and Coasts Just as she reached the newel post the door opened. Rosemary Aunt Kate shook her head when Mary Rose told what had happened and followed her up to look at the empty newel post. Mary Rose of Mifflin Two other stairways with balustrades of slender grace are worthy of note, especially as instances of a single, small turned newel on the lower step, the handrail terminating in a round cap on the top. The Colonial Architecture of Philadelphia A massive stairway with a carved newel and balustrade of black walnut wound gracefully up to a companion hall above. Dixie Hart We are seeing only half of it, and doubtless we shall find a similar newel post within the hidden room. The Triumphs of Eugène Valmont The stairs wind round a massive centre, or newel, three feet in diameter; the ascent is gentle, the stairs at least six feet broad. Recollections of the late William Beckford of Fonthill, Wilts and Lansdown, Bath She put the cage on the flat top of the newel post and, taking Miss Carter's package in her arms, she went up as fast as she could. Mary Rose of Mifflin The turned balusters are of slender grace, while the paneled pilasters or newels at the ends and corners are adorned with straight hanging garlands in applied work. The Colonial Architecture of Philadelphia One winter afternoon a number of years ago a boy stood leaning against the iron newel post of the old house, smoking a cigarette. The Enchanted Canyon "Why were those newel posts oiled before they were set up?" The Secret of a Happy Home (1896) No more lounging against the newel under the carved torch-bearer, while the journalist of the fourth floor spat at the Dreyfusites, and the poet of the entresol threw versified vitriol at perfidious Albion. The Grey Wig: Stories and Novelettes Eleanor turned around and crept back to the stairs; she caught at the newel post, and stood, gasping; then, somehow, she climbed up to her room. The Vehement Flame There are two landings on each flight, and from the spiral newels at the bottom the balustrades with ramped rails and heavy, turned balusters swing upward, as do the staircases, to the third floor. The Colonial Architecture of Philadelphia From the vestibule a stairway of white marble, with massive newels of variegated marble, leads up to the library proper. Lippincott's Magazine, December, 1885 She did not notice the shadow of the stranger as he came slowly down the stairs and paused by the newel post, dark and silent. Darkwater Voices from Within the Veil He stood with his hand on the newel regarding her intently. A Hoosier Chronicle The staircase developed from the early winding stair about a newel or post to the beautiful broad stairs of the Tudor period. Furnishing the Home of Good Taste A Brief Sketch of the Period Styles in Interior Decoration with Suggestions as to Their Employment in the Homes of Today Severely plain square newels support an exceptionally broad and heavy handrail capped with dark wood, while attractive turned balusters of distinctive pattern complete a balustrade of more than ordinarily substantial character. The Colonial Architecture of Philadelphia It has a fine oak staircase, the newels beautifully carved and enriched with pierced finials and pendants. Vanishing England She turned toward the staircase, but in her confusion she missed it, and before I could reach her, she struck against the great newel post. Dorothy Vernon of Haddon Hall He reached the newel post in that second while Miller was being flung aside by an eruption of men from the room. Gunsight Pass How Oil Came to the Cattle Country and Brought a New West In the chapel here nearest the choir there remains the lower part of the newel staircase which led to an upper chapel. The Cathedral Church of Peterborough A Description Of Its Fabric And A Brief History Of The Episcopal See Antonym: impossible. possibly, adv. maybe, perhaps, perchance, peradventure, haply. post, n. column, pillar, pilaster; position, seat, station; office, employment, station; bollard, stanchion, pile, newel, puncheon. post, v. placard, announce; mail. posted, a. Putnam's Word Book We give an illustration of the staircase newel in Cromwell House, Highgate, with its quaint little figure of a man standing on a lofty pedestal. Vanishing England At the mention of Veronica's mysterious errands from the house, which had brought suspicion down upon her, Nyoda suddenly turned white and clutched the newel post for support. The Camp Fire Girls Do Their Bit Or, over the Top with the Winnebagos One hand on the newel post, he bent down, his head on his arm for an instant. The Purchase Price Lady Osprey, with her skirts gathered for the ascent to the gallery and her hand on the newel, turned and addressed a look full of meaning overflowing indeed with meanings—at her charge. Tono Bungay The heavy oak chair almost filled the space between the newel post and the door. The Circular Staircase The staircase newel is a fine piece of Gothic carving with an embattled moulding, a poppy-head and heraldic lion. Vanishing England And presently she climbed the winding stair whose newel post was a fire-marked tree trunk, richly colored, and curiously twisted. Fanny Herself Cora leaned against the newel and laughed till she was exhausted. The Flirt Phillotson, horrified, ran downstairs, striking himself sharply against the newel in his haste. Jude the Obscure With a lowering face he watched her descend and, his hand on the newel, confronted her. Viviette The newel post to the entrance was defaced with obscene handwriting, the hallways were like cellars, and there was a sign in the window, "Madam Landman, Midwife." Star-Dust "No, sir," Mac faltered, kicking at the newel post. Calvary Alley You ascend thither by a winding staircase which has a hollow newel. Paris as It Was and as It Is Then he fastened up the front door, and returning, sat down on the lower stairs, holding the newel with one hand, and bowing his face into the other. Jude the Obscure They were too busy to notice Billy who stood swaying by the newel post, his duty done now, the dogs grouped about him. The City of Fire In silence Brutus conducted me into the cold hall and up the winding staircase, where his candle made the shadows of the newel posts dance against the wainscot. The Unspeakable Gentleman A wide staircase with green newels and carpeted steps leads from the tiled entrance up to the main floor between rows of flower-pots set upon pedestals of motley-colored and fantastically decorated Chinese porcelain. The Social Cancer It was merely a glimpse of some one flying round the newel post and up the stairs. Vicky Van She leaned against the newel post and her face dropped upon her hand. In the Closed Room Susan entered a small, square entrance-hall, papered in arabesques of green against a dark brown, where a bead of gas flickered dispiritedly in a red glass shade over the newel post. Saturday's Child The front received the salutes of a leaning oak, the life of which was saved by the sacrifice of six inches from the porch eaves, the trunk forming a newel post for the step railing. Three Acres and Liberty The King, on his part, sent to the Old Man a great store of newels, and scarlet cloth, and dishes of gold and bridles of silver. Heroes Every Child Should Know As Peg whirled past the newel post she caught sight of her aunt. Peg O' My Heart A curving newel staircase wound upward into the darkness. Sir Nigel He crept close to the newel, leaving the great width of the stair free, but the steps of the earl went upward. Donal Grant, by George MacDonald Jack had neatly joined a hollow iron globe, taken from the newel post of some old iron staircase railing, to the two prongs, and covered it with a coat of red fireproof paint. Selected Stories of Bret Harte For the same reason I had the stair banisters made wide, with a saddle-like top to the newel post, to tempt my son and daughter to slide downstairs. The Water goats and other troubles He led the way up a spiral stair that might almost have gone inside the newel of the great staircase. Donal Grant, by George MacDonald Davie mounted like a clever goat, his hand and arm on the newel, and slipping lightly round it. Donal Grant, by George MacDonald |
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