Navel \Na"vel\ (n[=a]"v'l), n. [AS. nafela, fr. nafu nave; akin to D. navel, G. nabel, OHG. nabolo, Icel. nafli, Dan. navle, Sw. nafle, L. umbilicus, Gr. 'omfalo`s, Skr. n[=a]bh[=i]la. [root]260. See Nave hub, and cf. Omphalic, Nombril, Umbilical.]

1. (Anat.) A mark or depression in the middle of the abdomen; the umbilicus. See Umbilicus.

Source: Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913)