bureau

Dutch (Brabantic)

/byˈroː/

noun
Definitions
  • desk
  • office

Etymology

Borrowed from French bureau (desk, office, earlier coarse cloth, baize) derived from Middle French burel derived from Old French burel (woolen cloth, reddish, a kind of coarse woollen cloth).

Origin

Old French

burel

Gloss

woolen cloth, reddish, a kind of coarse woollen cloth

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