Liberal Dictionary English Dictionary
forel or for·rel [fawr-uh l, for-] ExamplesWord Origin noun
- a slipcase for a book.
- parchment of poor quality, used in its natural color for making book covers.
Origin of forel 1250–1300; Middle English forel case, sheath Old French forrel, fourrel, diminutive of fuerre sheath. See fur Examples from the Web for forel Historical Examples of forel
Readers of Professor Forel will not lightly question this assertion.
Caleb Williams Saleeby
See the last sentence of the quotation from Forel on p. 130.
Caleb Williams Saleeby
Forel follows Huber in his description of the fighting methods of this species.
Romain Rolland
Ants, says Forel, are to other insects what man is to other mammals.
Romain Rolland
First of all, Forel proves that the war-making instinct is not fundamental.
Romain Rolland