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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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
I was just about to fall asleep when I felt a gentle pull at my burnous.
From The International Monthly, Vol. II, No. I December 1, 1850 by Various
The crowd is crushing round a tall, pale, proud, local man dressed in a black burnous.
From Letters from my Windmill by Daudet, Alphonse
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
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 Parrott, James Edward
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