forel Meaning, Definition & Usage

For"el noun

Etymology

OE. forelcase, sheath, OF. forel, fourel, F. fourreau, LL. forellus, fr. OF. forre, fuerre, sheath, case, of German origin; cf. OHG. fuotar, akin to Goth. fodr; prob. not the same word as E. fodder food. Cf. Fur, Fodder food.

Definitions

1. A kind of parchment for book covers. See Forrill.

For"el transitive verb

Definitions

1. To bind with a forel. R. Fuller.