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Webster 1913 Edition


Nowel

Now′el

,
Noun.
[See
Noel
.]
[Written also
noel
.]
1.
Christmas; also, a shout of joy at Christmas for the birth of the Savior.
[Obs.]
2.
(Mus.)
A kind of hymn, or canticle, of mediaeval origin, sung in honor of the Nativity of our Lord; a Christmas carol.
Grove.

Now′el

,
Noun.
[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.

Webster 1828 Edition


Nowel

NOW'EL

,
Noun.
A shout of joy or christmas song.