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Definition of Burnous
1. Noun. A long hooded cloak woven of wool in one piece; worn by Arabs and Moors.
Definition of Burnous
1. Noun. (alternative spelling of burnoose) ¹
2. Noun. (plural of burnou) ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Definition of Burnous
1. burnoose [n -ES] - See also: burnoose
Lexicographical Neighbors of Burnous
Literary usage of Burnous
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. The Cave Dwellers of Southern Tunisia: Recollections of a Sojourn with the by Daniel Bruun (1898)
"The " haik " is a piece of thinner stuff, which is worn as a drapery, usually
under the burnous, but also alone. In the southern mountains of Tunisia I ..."
2. Daniel Deronda by George Eliot (1876)
"No sooner had she reached it than Mr. Lush was there, and had the burnous in his
hand : to annoy this supercilious young lady, he would incur the offense of ..."
3. The Adventures of Gerard: The Lion Killer, Comprising a History of His Ten by Jules Gérard (1856)
"If any of the lookouts sees him, he takes the skirt of his burnous in his right
hand and draws it before him, which is a signal to the hunters for, ..."
4. George Eliot's Works by George Eliot (1894)
"A man who forgave this would have much Christian feeling, supposing he had intended
to be agreeable to the young lady; but before he seized the burnous Mr. ..."
5. Masterpieces of Murder: An Edmund Pearson True Crime Reader by Edmund Lester Pearson, Gerald Gross (1876)
"At this moment the Arabs shouted, “Be on your guard; the lion will come when the
storm is at its height.” Protecting his rifle with the burnous, ..."
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