- 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
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At the second stairway he threw aside his burnous and sword; once more he looked at the garden, as if he were sorry to leave the moonlight behind, and entered the temple.
From The Pharaoh and the Priest An Historical Novel of Ancient Egypt by Jeremiah Curtin
The high priest, whose noble features were olive-green in hue, wore a splendid opaque silk burnous of camellia-red, of heavier texture than that of the priestess.
From The Goddess of Atvatabar Being the history of the discovery of the interior world and conquest of Atvatabar by William Richard Bradshaw
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
Over a silken robe she wore a haick or burnous of fine gossamer that fell about her in graceful folds.
From Glories of Spain by Charles W. (William) Wood
The crowd is crushing round a tall, pale, proud, local man dressed in a black burnous.
From Letters from my Windmill by Alphonse Daudet
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