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forel

or for·rel

[ fawr-uhl, for- ]
/ ˈfɔr əl, ˈfɒr- /
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noun
a slipcase for a book.
parchment of poor quality, used in its natural color for making book covers.
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Origin of forel

1250–1300; Middle English forel case, sheath <Old French forrel, fourrel, diminutive of fuerre sheath. See fur
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