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

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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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