borrel

adjective

1

obsolete : belonging to the laity

2

archaic : unlettered, unpolished

a coarse, ignorant, borrel man

—Sir Walter Scott

Word History

Etymology

Middle English borel, burel, from borel, burel coarse woolen cloth, from Old French burel

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