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FOREL
Etymology
Noun
forel (countable and uncountable, plural forels)
A kind of parchment for book covers; a forrill.
Verb
forel (third-person singular simple present forels, present participle forelling, simple past and past participle forelled)
To bind with a forel.
Anagrams
• Rolfe, lofer
Source: Wiktionary
For"el, n. Etym: [OE. forelcase, sheath, OF. forel, fourel, F. fourreau, LL. forellus, fr. OF. forre, fuerre, sheath, case, of German origin; cf. OHG. fuotar, akin to Goth. fodr; prob. not the same word as E. fodder food. Cf. Fur, Fodder food.]
Definition: A kind of parchment for book covers. See Forrill.
For"el, v. t.
Definition: To bind with a forel. [R.] Fuller.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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