birrus

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birrus - Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 :

  Birrus \Bir"rus\, n. [LL., fr. L. birrus a kind of cloak. See
     Berretta.]
     A coarse kind of thick woolen cloth, worn by the poor in the
     Middle Ages; also, a woolen cap or hood worn over the
     shoulders or over the head.
     [1913 Webster]