noel

5 definitions found

noel - Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 :

  Noel \No"el\ (n[=o]"[e^]l), n. [F. no["e]l, L. natalis birthday,
     fr. natalis natal. See Natal.]
     Same as Nowel.
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  Nowel \Now"el\, n. [See Noel.] [Written also noel.]
     [1913 Webster]
     1. Christmas; also, a shout of joy at Christmas for the birth
        of the Savior. [Obs.]
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     2. (Mus.) A kind of hymn, or canticle, of mediaeval origin,
        sung in honor of the Nativity of our Lord; a Christmas
        carol. --Grove.
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noel - WordNet (r) 2.1 (2005) :

  Noel
      n 1: period extending from Dec. 24 to Jan. 6 [syn: Christmas,
           Christmastide, Christmastime, Yule, Yuletide,
           Noel]

noel - U.S. Gazetteer (1990) :

  Noel, MO (city, FIPS 52742)
    Location: 36.54503 N, 94.48718 W
    Population (1990): 1169 (571 housing units)
    Area: 5.2 sq km (land), 0.1 sq km (water)
    Zip code(s): 64854

noel - Moby Thesaurus II by Grady Ward, 1.0 :

  58 Moby Thesaurus words for "noel":
     Brautlied, Christmas carol, Kunstlied, Liebeslied, Nativity,
     Volkslied, alba, anthem, art song, aubade, ballad, ballade,
     ballata, barcarole, blues, blues song, boat song, bridal hymn,
     brindisi, calypso, canso, canticle, canzone, canzonet, canzonetta,
     carol, cavatina, chanson, chant, chantey, croon, croon song, dirge,
     ditty, drinking song, epithalamium, folk song, hymeneal, lay, lied,
     lilt, love song, love-lilt, matin, minstrel song, minstrelsy,
     national anthem, prothalamium, serena, serenade, serenata, song,
     theme song, torch song, war song, wedding song, yule, yuletide