Bure
/ˈbjʊə(r)/noun
A coarse woolen cloth, especially one formerly used for monastic or clerical garments.
Did you know?In medieval French, bure was associated with rough woolen clothing worn by monks and other religious figures, giving the word a distinctly ascetic history.
Etymological Timeline
Classical Latin
Latin
burra
“A shaggy woolen garment or coarse material”
Early Medieval Latin
Latin
bura
“Rough woolen cloth”
12th–13th Century
Old French
bure
“Coarse woolen fabric”
13th–14th Century
Old French
burel
“A coarse or dark woolen cloth; a diminutive form of bure”
13th Century
Middle English
bure
“Coarse woolen cloth”
Modern English
English
bure
“A coarse woolen fabric, now chiefly historical or specialized”