Nowel

Noun

Now=el

CIDE DICTIONARY

Nowel, n. [See Noel.].

Christmas; also, a shout of joy at Christmas for the birth of the Savior. [1913 Webster]
A kind of hymn, or canticle, of mediæval origin, sung in honor of the Nativity of our Lord; a Christmas carol. Grove. [1913 Webster]

Nowel, n. [F. noyau, prop., a kernel. See Noyau, Newel a post.].

The core, or the inner part, of a mold for casting a large hollow object. [1913 Webster]

Nowel, (also Nowell) archaic var. of NOEL.