Hypertext Webster Gateway: "Noel"
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) (web1913)
Noel \No"el\, n. [F. no["e]l, L. natalis birthday, fr. natalis
natal. See {Natal}.]
Same as {Nowel}.
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 WordNet (r) 1.7 (wn)
Noel
n : period extending from Dec. 24 to Jan. 6 [syn: {Christmas}, {Christmastide},
{Christmastime}, {Yule}, {Yuletide}, {Noel}]
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