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birrus

birrus noun: a coarse kind of thick woollen cloak, worn by the poor in the Middle Ages.

Noun

birrus (plural birruses)

  1. (historical) A coarse kind of thick woollen cloak, worn by the poor in the Middle Ages.
  2. A woollen cap or hood worn over the shoulders or head.

Forms of birrus

pluralbirruses

Origin of birrus

Borrowed from Late Latin birrus (“a kind of cloak”), from Gaulish *birros, from Proto-Celtic *birros (“short”).

Questions about birrus

What does birrus mean?
Birrus means a coarse kind of thick woollen cloak, worn by the poor in the Middle Ages.
What part of speech is birrus?
Birrus is a noun.
What is the plural of birrus?
The plural of birrus is birruses.

Words near birrus in the dictionary

  1. Birrong
  2. birrova
  3. birrs
  4. Birrueta
  5. Birruetas
  6. birrus
  7. birruses
  8. Birs
  9. birse
  10. birses
  11. Birstall

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