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burnous
/ -ˈnuːz; bɜːˈnuːs /
noun
- a long circular cloak with a hood attached, worn esp by Arabs
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Derived Forms
- burˈnoused, 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
The Maker of Sounds was garbed in an all-enveloping white burnous and a white skull cap.
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He put out his hand to detain her, for she had thrown on her cloak and was winding the burnous about her head.
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The girl wrapped her in it, adjusted the burnous, that had fallen from her head, and went with her to the door.
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He danced about the room, in his blue burnous and red tarbush, looking more like a howling dervish than a tempestuous Petticoat.
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A Folly (to a highly respectable Bedouin in a burnous and gold spectacles).
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