FORELS

Noun

forels

plural of forel

Anagrams

• Flores, lofers

Source: Wiktionary


FOREL

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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