birrus

or byr·rus

[ bir-uhs ]

noun

, plural bir·ri [bir, -ahy].

1. a hooded cloak of coarse wool, a common article of apparel in the later Roman Empire.

Word History and Origins

Origin of birrus¹

< Late Latin, perhaps < Celtic *birros short (> Welsh byrr, MIr berr ); for sense shirt

Example Sentences

Such were the birrus (so-called from its red colour), abolla and lacerna.

From Project Gutenberg