borrel

2 definitions found

borrel - Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 :

  Borrel \Bor"rel\, n. [OF. burel a kind of coarse woolen cloth,
     fr. F. bure drugget. See Bureau. Rustic and common people
     dressed in this cloth, which was prob. so called from its
     color.]
     1. Coarse woolen cloth; hence, coarse clothing; a garment.
        [Obs.] --Chaucer.
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     2. A kind of light stuff, of silk and wool.
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  Borrel \Bor"rel\, a. [Prob. from Borrel, n.]
     Ignorant, unlearned; belonging to the laity. [Obs.]
     --Chaucer.
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