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burnous, burnouse, US burnoose /bɜːˈnuːs; -ˈnuːz/ n

a long circular cloak with a hood attached, worn esp by Arabs

Etymology: 17th Century: via French burnous from Arabic burnus, from Greek birros cloak

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