- a variation of burnoose.
burnous
Britishnoun
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Etymology
Origin of burnous
C17: via French burnous from Arabic burnus , from Greek birros cloak
Example Sentences
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The Greek’s white burnous fluttered on ahead, turning angle after angle, diving into dark alleys and shooting across open spaces.
From The River of Darkness, or, Under Africa by William Murray Graydon
Over all is worn a hooded cloak, or burnous, which is usually made of white or fine blue cloth.
From The Childrens' Story of the War, Volume 2 (of 10) From the Battle of Mons to the Fall of Antwerp. by James Edward Parrott
With that he threw the mare on her haunches, stood up in the stirrups, waved his burnous, uttered a cry and rode away, in a cloud of graceful gestures.
From The Tour A Story of Ancient Egypt by Louis Couperus
This action hastened the climax, for his burnous caught on the button of Colonel Carrington's coat and fell to the ground.
From Guy in the Jungle A Boy's Adventure in the Wilds of Africa by William Murray Graydon
Ben-Abid put his hand beneath his burnous, and brought forth a bag tied at the mouth with cord.
From Halima And The Scorpions 1905 by Robert Smythe Hichens
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