birrus

or byr·rus

[ bir-uh s ]
/ ˈbɪr əs /

noun, plural bir·ri [bir-ahy] /ˈbɪr aɪ/.

a hooded cloak of coarse wool, a common article of apparel in the later Roman Empire.

Origin of birrus

< Late Latin, perhaps < Celtic *birros short (> Welsh byrr, MIr berr); for sense cf. shirt

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