4 definitions found for burnoose

Burnoose BURN'OOSE,
BURN'OS, n. An upper cloke or garment.

burnoose n 1: a long hooded cloak woven of wool in one piece; worn by Arabs and Moors [syn: burnous, burnoose, burnouse]

burnoose or burnous noun Etymology: French burnous, from Arabic burnus Date: 1695 a one-piece hooded cloak worn by Arabs and Berbers • burnoosed adjective

Burnoose Bur"noose, Burnous Bur"nous, n. [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.]