n. (Bot.) A species of Magnolia (Magnolia conspicua) with large white blossoms that open before the leaves. See the Note under Magnolia. [ 1913 Webster ]
n. [ OE. yol, &yogh_;ol, AS. geól; akin to geóla December or January, Icel. jōl Yule, Ylir the name of a winter month, Sw. jul Christmas, Dan. juul, Goth. jiuleis November or December. Cf. Jolly. ] Christmas or Christmastide; the feast of the Nativity of our Savior. [ 1913 Webster ]
And at each pause they kiss; was never seen such rule
In any place but here, at bonfire, or at Yule. Drayton. [ 1913 Webster ]
Yule block,
Yule log
Yule clog,
n. Christmas time; Christmastide; the season of Christmas. [ 1913 Webster ]