"forel" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: forels [plural]
Rhymes: -ɒɹəl Etymology: From Middle English forel (“case, sheath”), from Old French forrel, fourrel. Etymology templates: {{inh|en|enm|forel||case, sheath}} Middle English forel (“case, sheath”), {{der|en|fro|forrel}} Old French forrel Head templates: {{en-noun|~}} forel (countable and uncountable, plural forels)
  1. A kind of parchment for book covers; a forrill. Tags: countable, uncountable
    Sense id: en-forel-en-noun-012-f-dJ Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 2 entries, Pages with entries Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 88 12 Disambiguation of Pages with 2 entries: 35 35 28 3 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 36 36 26 2

Verb

Forms: forels [present, singular, third-person], forelling [participle, present], forelled [participle, past], forelled [past]
Rhymes: -ɒɹəl Etymology: From Middle English forel (“case, sheath”), from Old French forrel, fourrel. Etymology templates: {{inh|en|enm|forel||case, sheath}} Middle English forel (“case, sheath”), {{der|en|fro|forrel}} Old French forrel Head templates: {{en-verb|++}} forel (third-person singular simple present forels, present participle forelling, simple past and past participle forelled)
  1. To bind with a forel.
    Sense id: en-forel-en-verb-ci~84jIT

Inflected forms

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