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Wordnet 3.0

NOUN (1)

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


The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:

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. [1913 Webster] 2. A combination cloak and hood worn by women. [Variously written bournous, bernouse, bornous, etc.] [1913 Webster]
WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006):

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