burel
English
noun
Definitions
- A coarse woolen cloth.
Etymology
Inherited from Middle English burel derived from Old French burel (woolen cloth, reddish, a kind of coarse woollen cloth) derived from Latin burra.
Origin
Latin
burra
Gloss
Timeline
Distribution of cognates by language
Geogrpahic distribution of cognates
Cognates and derived terms
- borrel English
- burlap English
- lap English
- *burrio, *burrionem Latin
- *burrionem Latin
- *burrula Latin
- borago Latin
- burra Latin
- būrra Latin
- borra Italian
- bourre French
- bourrelet French
- bourru French
- bureau French
- borra Spanish, Castilian
- borra Portuguese
- burel Middle English
- burel, borel Middle English
- boure Old French
- bourras Old French
- bourre Old French
- burel Old French
- borra Galician
- burel Galician
- burel Middle French