GNU Collaborative International Dictionary of English

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   Borrel , 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.
   
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   A kind of light stuff, of silk and wool.
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2.       
   Borrel, a. [Prob. from Borrel, n.] Ignorant, unlearned; belonging to the laity. [Obs.]
   Chaucer.
   
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