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WordNet (r) 3.0 (2005)

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

Merriam Webster's

noun see burnoose

Oxford Reference Dictionary

n. an Arab or Moorish hooded cloak. Etymology: F f. Arab. burnus f. Gk birros cloak

Webster's 1913 Dictionary

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.]