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nowel |
2 definitions found From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: Nowel \Now"el\, n. [See {Noel}.] [Written also {no["e]l}.] 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 medi[ae]val origin, sung in honor of the Nativity of our Lord; a Christmas carol. --Grove. From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: 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.
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