\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.

\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.