Nowel

Nowel
Nowel Now"el, n. [See {Noel}.] [Written also {no["e]l}.] [1913 Webster] 1. Christmas; also, a shout of joy at Christmas for the birth of the Savior. [Obs.] [1913 Webster]

2. (Mus.) A kind of hymn, or canticle, of medi[ae]val origin, sung in honor of the Nativity of our Lord; a Christmas carol. --Grove. [1913 Webster]


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  • Nowel — Now el, n. [F. noyau, prop., a kernel. See {Noyau}, {Newel} a post.] (Founding) (a) The core, or the inner part, of a mold for casting a large hollow object. (b) The bottom part of a mold or of a flask, in distinction from the cope; the drag.… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

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