forel
or for·rel
[fawr-uh l, for-]
- 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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Readers of Professor Forel will not lightly question this assertion.
Parenthood and Race CultureCaleb Williams Saleeby
See the last sentence of the quotation from Forel on p. 130.
Parenthood and Race CultureCaleb Williams Saleeby
Forel follows Huber in his description of the fighting methods of this species.
The ForerunnersRomain Rolland
Ants, says Forel, are to other insects what man is to other mammals.
The ForerunnersRomain Rolland
Forel places in a bag a nest of sanguineae and another of pratenses.
The ForerunnersRomain Rolland