burnoose
Americannoun
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a hooded mantle or cloak, as that worn by Arabs.
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a similar garment worn by women at various periods in Europe and the United States.
Other Word Forms
Etymology
Origin of burnoose
1685–95; < French burnous < dialectal Arabic burnūs < Greek bírros < Late Latin birrus birrus
Example Sentences
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Feverishly he wipes the gluey carrion on a corner of his burnoose.
From Time Magazine Archive
When he first dons the white burnoose of a princely Bedouin, he takes an almost womanish delight in his new finery.
From Time Magazine Archive
It is almost impossible to imagine Congressman Kunkel wearing a burnoose, strumming a guitar by moonlight, or joining the Foreign Legion to forget Dorothy Lamour.
From Time Magazine Archive
To look his best, Tenor Ramon Vinay turned up in the purple burnoose that famed Actor Edwin Booth wore as Othello.
From Time Magazine Archive
He wore, however, a dark burnoose which completely covered his figure.
From At Aboukir and Acre A Story of Napoleon's Invasion of Egypt by Henty, G. A. (George Alfred)
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