Birrus

Birrus
BIRRUS (Burreau, Burel, Burellas)
A woollen cape or hood, worn over the shoulder or over the head as a cowl. It originated as an outdoor covering for the head among the Romans. It was used in Scotland and England during the 12th and 13th centuries by the poorer classes. The coarse woollen cloth, from which it was made, was also known by this name. Later on, rough clothing was made from brown-coloured Birrus cloth.

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  • BIRRUS — et BIRRUM, lacerna, palliolum: Vestis Romana, ut probat Martianus l. 4. referente Cael. Rhodig. l. 16. c. 10. Vopiscus, in Carino, c. 20. ab Atrebaticis birri petiti: et donati birri Canusini: quae cum de veste splendidiore dicta videantur… …   Hofmann J. Lexicon universale

  • Birrus — 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. [1913 Webster] …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • Birrus — (röm. Antiq.), rothes Oberkleid, aus Wolle od. Seide, der Lacerna ähnlich, seit Augustus Zeit statt der Toga getragen; gesucht waren die atrebatischen u. canusischen (aus canufischer Wolle) …   Pierer's Universal-Lexikon

  • Birrus — A birrus or birrus brittanicus was a rainproof, hooded woollen cloak (or simply a hood alone), characteristically worn in Britain and Gaul at the time of the Roman Empire and into the Middle Ages. [William Smith, D.C.L., LL.D.: A Dictionary of… …   Wikipedia

  • Birrus — Bir|rus der; , ...ri <aus gleichbed. lat. birrus> kurzer Kapuzenmantel aus rauem Wollstoff im alten Rom …   Das große Fremdwörterbuch

  • birrus — /bir euhs/, n., pl. birri /bir uy/. a hooded cloak of coarse wool, a common article of apparel in the later Roman Empire. Also, byrrus. [ < LL, perh. < Celtic *birros short ( > Welsh byrr, MIr berr); for sense cf. SHIRT] * * * …   Universalium

  • Birrus — Bịrrus   [lateinisch] der, /...ri, römischer Kapuzenmantel der späten Kaiserzeit; aus dickem, grobem Stoff …   Universal-Lexikon

  • birrus — bir·rus …   English syllables

  • birrus — …   Useful english dictionary

  • BIRROPHORI — pars dicebatur Atheniensis populi, Graece Βιῤῥοφόροι. Eum enim totum Paladius in Lausiaca da Serapione in Τριβωνοφόρους dividit et Βιῤῥοφόρους, qui ad quiritationem Serapionis concurrerunt. Et quidem Τριβωνοφόροι Philosophi sunt, a pallio, quod… …   Hofmann J. Lexicon universale

  • Barett — Baskenmütze; Pullmannkappe (österr.); Pullmankappe (österr.) * * * Ba|rett [ba rɛt], das; s, e: an den Seiten versteifte, flache Kopfbedeckung ohne Rand (auch als Teil der Amtstracht von Professoren, Richtern u. a.): die Soldaten trugen keinen… …   Universal-Lexikon

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