\For"el\, 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. f[=o]dr;
prob. not the same word as E. fodder food. Cf. {Fur},
{Fodder} food.]
A kind of parchment for book covers. See {Forrill}.

\For"el\, v. t.
To bind with a forel. [R.] --Fuller.