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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

Words nearby forel

foreign service, foreign-trade zone, forejudge, foreknow, foreknowledge, forel, forelady, foreland, foreland basin, foreleg, forelimb
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