BURNOUS

burnous, burnoose, burnouse

(noun) a long hooded cloak woven of wool in one piece; worn by Arabs and Moors

Source: WordNet® 3.1

Noun

burnous (plural burnouses)

Alternative spelling of burnoose

Noun

burnous

plural of burnou

Source: Wiktionary

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.]

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition