- Christmas; also, a shout of joy at Christmas for the birth
of the Savior. - A kind of hymn, or canticle, of mediaeval origin, sung in
honor of the Nativity of our Lord; a Christmas carol. - The core, or the inner part, of a mold for casting a large
hollow object. - The bottom part of a mold or of a flask, in distinction from
the cope; the drag.