purrell
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Searchable Lemmata: purrel (ME), purell (MdE).
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Definitions and Defining Citations:
1(n.) ;
a contrasting thread, stripe or border woven into cloth or a garment.(ante 1450 - circa 1620)
Sex: N/A Ceremonial: No
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Etymological Evidence:
Speculative, OED speculates that the word may be an alteration of burel (q.v.) 'coarse cloth', or more particularly the related word burelé 'striped' (see entry and discussion at burled). For such a change of b- to p-, compare E. pudding < French boudin. The present citation is the only instance from the medieval period, but OED (purrell n.) has examples from the 16th and 17th centuries.
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