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for⋅el

[fawr-uhl, for-]
–noun
1. a slipcase for a book.
2. parchment of poor quality, used in its natural color for making book covers.
Also, forrel.


Origin:
1250–1300; ME forel case, sheath < OF forrel, fourrel, dim. of fuerre sheath. See fur
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