Definition of nowel

• n. - Christmas; also, a shout of joy at Christmas for the birth of the Savior.
• n. - A kind of hymn, or canticle, of mediaeval origin, sung in honor of the Nativity of our Lord; a Christmas carol.
• n. - The core, or the inner part, of a mold for casting a large hollow object.
• n. - The bottom part of a mold or of a flask, in distinction from the cope; the drag.