nowel Meaning, Definition & Usage

Now"el noun
Etymology
See Noel.
Definitions
  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 mediæval origin, sung in honor of the Nativity of our Lord; a Christmas carol. Grove.
Now"el noun
Etymology
F. noyau, prop., a kernel. See Noyau, Newel a post.
Definitions
  1. (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 1913