Webster's 1828 Dictionary
NOWEL
n.A shout of joy or christmas song.
Webster's 1913 Dictionary
NOWEL
Now "el, n. Etym: [See Noel. ] [Written also noël.]
1. Christmas; also, a shout of joy at Christmas for the birth of the Savior. [Obs. ]
2. (Mus. )
Defn: A kind of hymn, or canticle, of mediæval origin, sung in honor of the Nativity of our Lord; a Christmas carol. Grove.
NOWEL
Now "el, n. Etym: [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.
Oxford Dictionary
Nowel
Nowel (also Nowell ) ▶noun archaic spelling of Noel.
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