Definitions
from The Century Dictionary.
- noun See
burrel .
from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.
- Same as
borrel .
from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License.
- noun A
coarse woolen cloth .
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BUREAU (a Fr. word from _burel_ or _bureau_, a coarse cloth used for coverings), a writing-table or desk (_q. v._), also in America a low chest of drawers.
Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 4, Part 4 "Bulgaria" to "Calgary" Various
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Bedford, who had the office of almoner from times of old, found the striped cloth or _burel_, which was laid down under the king's feet as he went from the hall as far as the pulpit of the Church of
Christmas: Its Origin and Associations Together with Its Historical Events and Festive Celebrations During Nineteen Centuries William Francis Dawson
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¶ Mais fermoso estaa ao vilam mao burel que mao frisado
Four Plays of Gil Vicente Gil Vicente 1501
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It in turn from Old French burel ` woolen cloth, 'and that from Latin burra
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"burel clerk", that is, a man of simple learning or a layman.
The Catholic Encyclopedia, Volume 6: Fathers of the Church-Gregory XI 1840-1916 1913
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