birrus

Meaning

Noun

  • A coarse kind of thick woollen cloth, worn by the poor in the Middle Ages.
  • A woollen cap or hood worn over the shoulders or head.

Origin

  • Borrowed from Late Latin birrus ("a kind of cloak"), from Gaulish *birros, from Proto-Celtic *birros.

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