Now"el (?), n. [See Noel.]
[Written also noël.]
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, 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.