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borrel |
2 definitions found From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: 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. 2. A kind of light stuff, of silk and wool. From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: Borrel \Bor"rel\, a. [Prob. from {Borrel}, n.] Ignorant, unlearned; belonging to the laity. [Obs.] --Chaucer.
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