(definition) by Webster 1913 Tue Dec 21 1999 at 22:08:59

Bir"rus (?), n. [LL., fr. L. birrus a kind of cloak. See Berretta.]

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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