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BIRRUS
Bir "
rus,
n.
Etym:
[
LL.
,
fr.
L.
birrus
a
kind
of
cloak.
See
Berretta.
]
Defn: A
coarse
kind
of
thick
woolen
cloth,
worn
by
the
poor
in
the
Middle
Ages;
also,
a
woolen
cap
or
hood
worn
over
the
shoulders
or
over
the
head.
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