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Webster 1913 Edition
Burnous
{
, Bur′noose
,Bur′nous
}Noun.
[Ar.
burnus
a kind of high-crowned cap: cf. F. bournous
, burnous
, Sp. al-bornoz
, a sort of upper garment, with a hood attached.] 1.
A cloaklike garment and hood woven in one piece, worn by Arabs.
2.
A combination cloak and hood worn by women.
[Variously written
bournous
, bernouse
, bornous
, etc.]