nowel
noun
Noel.
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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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Before Roger Nowel and Nicholas Banister, 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
Which agreeth verbatim with her owne Examination taken at Reade, in the Countie of Lancaster, the thirtieth day of March, before Master Nowel, when she was apprehended and taken.
From Discovery of Witches The Wonderfull Discoverie of Witches in the Countie of Lancaster by Thomas Potts
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
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
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