Bure was an old heavy woolen woven cloth that has undergone many changes since the Middle Ages. Hence, It was called with many names such as Bura, Burel, Burian, Burly, Burlesque, Burratto, Bournous, Burratine.[1]

Modifications

In ancient Gaul, it was a heavy coarse woolen variety of cloth called ''Bura''. Bure was poor people's cloth in Medieval times. Later it was modified to a plain or twilled dress material made with a blended napped fabric made of cotton or hemp yarns in warp and wool on the weft side. Lately, it was made lighter and softer as well.[1][2][3]

Bureau

Bureau is a French word, adopted into English, which evolved from the Burel cloth used for covering desks, to mean the desk, then the physical office, then the administrative department.[4][1]

See also

  • Burel (fabric)

References

  1. 1 2 3 Fairchild's dictionary of textiles. Internet Archive. New York, Fairchild Publications. 1959. p. 88.{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: others (link)
  2. ↑ Montgomery, Florence M. (1984). Textiles in America 1650-1870 : a dictionary based on original documents, prints and paintings, commercial records, American merchants' papers, shopkeepers' advertisements, and pattern books with original swatches of cloth. Internet Archive. New York ; London : Norton. p. 182. ISBN 978-0-393-01703-8.
  3. ↑ Picken, Mary Brooks (2013-04-16). The Language of Fashion - Dictionary and Digest of Fabric, Sewing and Dress. Read Books Ltd. ISBN 978-1-4474-9361-7.
  4. ↑ The Merriam-Webster New Book of Word Histories. Merriam-Webster. 1991. p. 73. ISBN 978-0-87779-603-9.


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