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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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
He was tall and strong, and looked like an Arab in his white burnous.
From En Route by J.-K. (Joris-Karl) Huysmans
The Greek’s white burnous fluttered on ahead, turning angle after angle, diving into dark alleys and shooting across open spaces.
From The River of Darkness, or, Under Africa by William Murray Graydon
The Maker of Sounds was garbed in an all-enveloping white burnous and a white skull cap.
From Fifty Contemporary One-Act Plays by Various
He was white-gloved, and wore a red fez, a sort of Zouave upper garment of blue, with burnous, baggy trousers, white stockings, and Turkish slippers.
From Romantic Spain A Record of Personal Experiences (Vol. II) by John Augustus O'Shea
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