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bournous

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.

  2. A combination cloak and hood worn by women. [Variously written bournous, bernouse, bornous, etc.]

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bournous

n. (alternative form of burnoose English)

Usage examples of "bournous".

Sier Quesnes was dressed in barbaresque fashion, in a bournous of cendal shot with gold thread.

Quesnes was dressed in barbaresque fashion, in a bournous of cendal shot with gold thread.

Sier Quesnes was dressed in barbaresque fashion, in a bournous of cendal shot with gold thread.

Quesnes was dressed in barbaresque fashion, in a bournous of cendal shot with gold thread.

They had just passed the borders of the forest, and the three friends could see some thirty mounted men clad in broad pantaloons and the floating bournouses.