burnous

/ -ˈnuːz, bɜːˈnuːs /

noun

a long circular cloak with a hood attached, worn esp by Arabs

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Other Word Forms

burnoused adjective

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Word History and Origins

Origin of burnous¹

C17: via French burnous from Arabic burnus , from Greek birros cloak

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Example Sentences

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I was just about to fall asleep when I felt a gentle pull at my burnous.

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He wore the white "jebbah" and burnous, the only dash of colour being his red Morocco slippers.

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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.

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"Terribly b�te of Philip; how very unlike him!" mused Lady Marabout, as she gathered her burnous round her.

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The Maker of Sounds was garbed in an all-enveloping white burnous and a white skull cap.

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