Category:Forel

For"el, n. Etym: [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. fodr; prob. not the same word as E. fodder food. Cf. Fur, Fodder food.]

Defn: A kind of parchment for book covers. See Forrill.

forel For"el, v. t.

Defn: To bind with a forel. [R.] Fuller.