资料来源 : Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913)

Borrel \Bor"rel\, n. [OF. burel a kind of coarse woolen cloth,
   fr. F. bure drugget. See {Bureau}. Rustic and common people
   dressed in this cloth, which was prob. so called from its
   color.]
   1. Coarse woolen cloth; hence, coarse clothing; a garment.
      [Obs.] --Chaucer.

   2. A kind of light stuff, of silk and wool.

Borrel \Bor"rel\, a. [Prob. from {Borrel}, n.]
   Ignorant, unlearned; belonging to the laity. [Obs.]
   --Chaucer.