Forel

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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  Forel \For"el\, n. [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. f[=o]dr;
     prob. not the same word as E. fodder food. Cf. {Fur},
     {Fodder} food.]
     A kind of parchment for book covers. See {Forrill}.


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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  Forel \For"el\, v. t.
     To bind with a forel. [R.] --Fuller.
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