forel
or for·rel
[ fawr-uhl, for- ]
noun
a slipcase for a book.
parchment of poor quality, used in its natural color for making book covers.
Origin of forel
11250–1300; 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.
Animal Intelligence | George J. Romanesforel puts the number of warriors in such an army at from one hundred to more than two thousand.
Animal Intelligence | George J. RomanesAbout five minutes later forel saw a booty-laden column emerge from each hole.
Animal Intelligence | George J. RomanesThese were overthrown, as well as a number of F. pratensis, which forel at this moment poured out on the nest.
Animal Intelligence | George J. Romanesforel one day poured the contents of ten nests of pratenses in front of a tree trunk inhabited by Lasius fuliginosus (jet ant).
Animal Intelligence | George J. Romanes
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