Dictionary - Definition of BIRRUS


Part of Speech	Definition
Noun	1. A coarse kind of thick woolen cloth, worn by the poor in the Middle Ages; also, a woolen cap or hood worn over the shoulders or over the head.[Websters].
Source: Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913)		Top

Date "Birrus" was first used in popular English literature: sometime before 1914. (references)

Etymology:Birrus \Bir"rus\, noun. [LL., from the Latin expression birrus kind of cloak. See Berretta.]. (references)

Specialty Definition: BIRRUS

Domain	Definition
Antiquities	Birrus or Burrus (birros). A cloak or cape furnished with a hood; a heavy, coarse garment for use in bad weather. It was made of wool or beaver, with a long nap. The word is also used as synonymous with lacerna, cucullus, and sagum, all of which see. (references)
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Part of Speech	Definition
Noun	1. A coarse kind of thick woolen cloth, worn by the poor in the Middle Ages; also, a woolen cap or hood worn over the shoulders or over the head.[Websters].
Source: Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913)		Top

Date "BIRRUS" was first used in popular English literature: sometime before 1914. (references)

Etymology:Birrus \Bir"rus\, noun. [LL., from the Latin expression birrus kind of cloak. See Berretta.]. (references)

Domain	Definition
Antiquities	Birrus or Burrus (birros). A cloak or cape furnished with a hood; a heavy, coarse garment for use in bad weather. It was made of wool or beaver, with a long nap. The word is also used as synonymous with lacerna, cucullus, and sagum, all of which see. (references)
Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits.		Top