b 3 u 1 r 1 l 1 a 1 p 3
6 letters · 10 points in Scrabble
Meaning
noun coarse jute fabric
originUncertain. Attested since about 1695 in the spelling bore-lap, borelapp. Likely from burel (“a coarse woollen cloth”) + lap (“flap of a garment”), where the first element is from Middle English burel, borel. Others feel that "its character and time of appearance makes a Dutch origin very likely" (and the earliest references as to its importation from the Netherlands); the NED suggests derivation…
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