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from The Century Dictionary.

  • To cover or bind with forel; hence, to adorn.
  • noun A case of leather or similar material in which manuscripts were formerly preserved.
  • noun A kind of parchment for the covers of books.
  • noun The border of a handkerchief.

from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.

  • noun A kind of parchment for book covers. See forrill.
  • transitive verb rare To bind with a forel.

from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License.

  • noun A kind of parchment for book covers; a forrill.
  • verb To bind with a forel.

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