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Noun: burnous  bur'noos
  1. A long hooded cloak woven of wool in one piece; worn by Arabs and Moors
    "The desert traveller wrapped himself in a burnous to protect against the sandstorm";
    - burnoose, burnouse

Derived forms: burnouses

Type of: cloak

Encyclopedia: Burnous