Nowel
Nowel , noun
[See Noel.]
1.
Christmas; also, a shout of joy at Christmas for the birth of the Savior. [Obsolete]
2.
(Music) A kind of hymn, or canticle, of mediaeval origin, sung in honor of the Nativity of our Lord; a Christmas carol. — Grove
Nowel , noun
[French noyau, prop., a kernel. See Noyau, Newel a post.]
(a)
(Founding) The core, or the inner part, of a mold for casting a large hollow object.
(b)
(Founding) The bottom part of a mold or of a flask, in distinction from the cope; the drag.