forel

or for·rel

[ fawr-uhl, for- ]

noun
  1. a slipcase for a book.

  2. parchment of poor quality, used in its natural color for making book covers.

Origin of forel

1
1250–1300; Middle English forel case, sheath <Old French forrel, fourrel, diminutive of fuerre sheath. See fur

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How to use forel in a sentence

  • forel several times saw the army completely lose its way—an incident only once observed by Huber.

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  • forel puts the number of warriors in such an army at from one hundred to more than two thousand.

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  • About five minutes later forel saw a booty-laden column emerge from each hole.

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  • These were overthrown, as well as a number of F. pratensis, which forel at this moment poured out on the nest.

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  • forel one day poured the contents of ten nests of pratenses in front of a tree trunk inhabited by Lasius fuliginosus (jet ant).

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