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Webster's 1828 Dictionary

BURNOOSE, BURNOS

n.An upper cloke or garment.

 

Webster's 1913 Dictionary

BURNOOSE; BURNOUS

Bur "noose, Bur "nous, n. Etym: [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. ]

 

New American Oxford Dictionary

burnoose

bur noose |bərˈno͞os bərˈnus |(also burnous ) noun a long, loose hooded cloak worn by Arabs. ORIGIN late 16th cent.: French, from Arabic burnus, from Greek birros cloak.

 

Sanseido Wisdom Dictionary

burnoose

bur noose -nous -nouse /r núːs, -núːz |bəː -/名詞 C バーヌース 〘アラブ人の着るフード付きのマント 〙.