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BORREL
Etymology 1
Noun
borrel (countable and uncountable, plural borrels)
(obsolete) Coarse woollen cloth; hence, coarse clothing; a garment.
A kind of light stuff, of silk and wool.
Etymology 2
Noun
borrel (plural borrels)
A sort of pear with a smooth soft pulp; the red butter pear.
Etymology 3
Adjective
borrel (comparative more borrel, superlative most borrel)
(obsolete) ignorant, unlearned; belonging to the laity, a mean fellow.
Source: Wiktionary
Bor"rel, n. Etym: [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.
2. A kind of light stuff, of silk and wool.
Bor"rel, a. Etym: [Prob. from Borrel, n.]
Definition: Ignorant, unlearned; belonging to the laity. [Obs.] Chaucer.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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