English Explanatory Dictionary

birrus

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. 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.

Word forms

birrus birruses

Etymology

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

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