burnous

Variant of burnoose

burnoose definition

bur·noose or burnous bur·nous′ (bər no̵̅o̅s′, bʉr′no̵̅o̅s′)

noun

a long cloak with a hood, worn by Arabs and Moors

Etymology: Fr burnous < Ar burnus, prob. < Gr birros, a cloak

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