The Collaborative International Dictionary
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.]
Coarse woolen cloth; hence, coarse clothing; a garment. [Obs.]
--Chaucer.A kind of light stuff, of silk and wool.
Borrel \Bor"rel\,
[Pro
from Borrel, n.] Ignorant, unlearned; belonging to the laity. [Obs.]
--Chaucer.
Wiktionary
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.
Wikipedia
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.