Birrus

Bir´rus


n. 1. 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.
Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary, published 1913 by G. & C. Merriam Co.
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