barvel, -ell
(ˈbɑːvəl)
[? phonetic corruption of barm-fell leather apron: see barm n.1 3.]
A kind of leather apron.
| 1878 Halliwell, Barvel, a short leathern apron worn by washerwomen; a slabbering bib. Kent. 1883 Chamb. Jrnl. 271 The man..dressed in a petticoat barvel is cutting away the fish. 1883 Fisheries Exhib. Catal. 217 Petticoat Barvell. Barvell or Apron..Common Barvell. |