birrus

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noun

A coarse kind of thick woollen cloak, worn by the poor in the Middle Ages.

OriginLate Latin birrus ← Gaulish *birros ← Proto-Celtic *birros →
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Meanings

nounbirrus (plural birruses)

plural birruses

  1. historicalA 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.

Origin

  1. Proto-Celtic*birros“short”
  2. Gaulish*birros
  3. Late Latinbirrus“a kind of cloak”
  4. Englishbirrus

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

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Rhymes & wordplay

Anagrams

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APA

birrus. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/birrus

MLA

“birrus.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/birrus. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “birrus,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/birrus.

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