forel, n. [OE. forelcase, sheath, OF. forel, fourel, F. fourreau, LL. forellus, fr. OF. forre, fuerre, sheath, case, of German origin; cf. OHG. fuotar, akin to Goth. fōdr; prob. not the same word as E. fodder food. Cf. Fur, Fodder food.].
A kind of parchment for book covers. See Forrill. [1913 Webster]