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burnous

/ -ˈnuËz; bÉœËˈnuËs /

noun

  1. a long circular cloak with a hood attached, worn esp by Arabs
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged†2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012


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Derived Forms

  • ²ú³Ü°ùˈ²Ô´Ç³Ü²õ±ð»å, adjective
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˜yÐÄvlog History and Origins

Origin of burnous1

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