burnous
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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 Curtin, Jeremiah
She is the cynosure of all eyes as she goes to swim in a rose-colored maillot, with an orange-and-gold Eastern burnous flung about her artistically.
From A House-Party Don Gesualdo and A Rainy June by Ouida
This action hastened the climax, for his burnous caught on the button of Colonel Carrington’s coat and fell to the ground.
From The River of Darkness, or, Under Africa by Graydon, William Murray
At the side of the column Ramses found his sword and burnous.
From The Pharaoh and the Priest An Historical Novel of Ancient Egypt by Curtin, Jeremiah
She was dressed in her imposing white lace burnous.
From The German Classics of the Nineteenth and Twentieth Centuries Masterpieces of German Literature Vol. 19 by Various
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