burnous
Britishnoun
Other Word Forms
- burnoused adjective
Etymology
Origin of burnous
C17: via French burnous from Arabic burnus , from Greek birros cloak
Example Sentences
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The crowd is crushing round a tall, pale, proud, local man dressed in a black burnous.
From Letters from my Windmill by Daudet, Alphonse
He put out his hand to detain her, for she had thrown on her cloak and was winding the burnous about her head.
From Flamsted quarries by Nelson, G. Patrick
At the side of the column Ramses found his sword and burnous.
From The Pharaoh and the Priest An Historical Novel of Ancient Egypt by Curtin, Jeremiah
He wore the white "jebbah" and burnous, the only dash of colour being his red Morocco slippers.
From The Wireless Officer by Westerman, Percy F. (Percy Francis)
Already Olive and Mrs. Shallop had washed their wounds and bandaged them with the cleanest linen obtainable, which happened to be the burnous of the Arab captain.
From The Wireless Officer by Westerman, Percy F. (Percy Francis)
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