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.
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Etymology
Origin of burnoose
1685–95; < French burnous < dialectal Arabic burnūs < Greek bírros < Late Latin birrus birrus
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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
No more romantic figure emerged from World War I than the shadowy desert raider in flowing white burnoose known as Lawrence of Arabia.
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His magnificent "at home" wear this season includes $1,055 bead-encrusted beige-and-ginger-striped pajamas and a $1,700 gold-metallic chiffon burnoose with a jeweled bib.
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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.
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They threaded the narrow streets quickly, skirting the glow of many dung fires for fear that Bruce's leggings might be revealed under his burnoose.
From The Adventures of Kathlyn by Harold MacGrath
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