/mow"lid/ , n. Islam.
1. a Muslim holiday celebrating the birth of Muhammad, occurring on the twelfth day of the month of Rabi' al-awwal, and characterized esp. by the recitation of panegyrical poems honoring Muhammad.
2. the poems recited on this occasion.
Also, Maulid, Maulud .
[ mawlid ( al-nabi ) birthday (of the Prophet) ]