nowel
noun
Noel.
nowel
American
[noh-el]
/ noʊˈɛl /
noun
Archaic.
Nowel
British
/ nəʊˈɛl /
noun
Etymology
Origin of nowel
1300–50; Middle English < Middle French no ( u ) el Noel
Example Sentences
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"Master Nowel humbly prayed Master Towneley might be called."
From Discovery of Witches The Wonderfull Discoverie of Witches in the Countie of Lancaster by Thomas Potts
Christmas has also been called Noël or Nowel.
From Christmas: Its Origin and Associations Together with Its Historical Events and Festive Celebrations During Nineteen Centuries by William Francis Dawson
Before Roger Nowel, and Nicholas Bannester, Esquires; two of his Maiesties Iustices of the Peace within the same Countie. viz.
From Discovery of Witches The Wonderfull Discoverie of Witches in the Countie of Lancaster by Thomas Potts
We don't cry Nowel any more; instead we petition the janitor to send up a little more steam.
From Pipefuls by Christopher Morley
The Examination of Margaret Crooke Against the said Anne Redferne: Taken the day and yeare aforesaid, Before Roger Nowel aforesaid, Esquire, one of his Maiesties Iustices of the Peace in the Countie of Lancaster.
From Discovery of Witches The Wonderfull Discoverie of Witches in the Countie of Lancaster by Thomas Potts
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