bourle (s.xiii1)
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bourle (s.xiii1)

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[ FEW: 1,646a *burrula; Gdf: 1,701a boule; GdfC: 8,397a burle; TL: 1,1075 borle; DEAF:  borle; DMF:  bourle; TLF: ∅; OED:  burl n.1; MED:  burle n.; DMLBS: 227b burla ]
borle,  burlee  ii 205  

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1textileball, flock (of wool, etc.): 
( MS: s.xiii1 )  floccis : (R) borles(var. (J: s.xiii1) fruçuns; (D: s.xiii1) floccis de leine)  250
♦padding: 
( c.1290; MS: s.xivin )  Les cous dé chivaus portent hesteles (M.E. hames) E colers de quir (M.E.berouhame) e bourlé hoceles  672
♦shoddy, refuse wool: 
( 1254 )  nul ne face draps ou burlee seyent mellé en la layne  ii 204
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