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Borrel

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.

Borrel

Borrel \Bor"rel\,

  1. [Pro

  2. from Borrel, n.] Ignorant, unlearned; belonging to the laity. [Obs.]
    --Chaucer.

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borrel

Etymology 1 alt. 1 (context obsolete English) Coarse woollen cloth; hence, coarse clothing; a garment. 2 A kind of light stuff, of silk and wool. n. 1 (context obsolete English) Coarse woollen cloth; hence, coarse clothing; a garment. 2 A kind of light stuff, of silk and wool. Etymology 2

n. A sort of pear with a smooth soft pulp; the red butter pear.

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Borrel

Borrel may refer to:

  • Amédée Borrel (1867–1936), French biologist who was born in Cazouls-lès-Béziers
  • Andrée Borrel (1919–1944), French heroine of World War II
  • Bernard Borrel, French magistrate in Djibouti
  • Cleopatra Borrel (born 1979), female shot putter from Trinidad and Tobago
  • Wilfred II Borrel, count of Barcelona, Girona, and Ausona from 897 to 911

Usage examples of "borrel".

I have seen last night, whilk are things fitter for them to judge of than a borrel man like me.