2. A combination cloak and hood worn by women. [Variously written {bournous}, {bernouse}, {bornous}, etc.] [1913 Webster]
The Collaborative International Dictionary of English. 2000.
bornous — (bor nous ) s. m. Voy. bournous … Dictionnaire de la Langue Française d'Émile Littré
burnous — [ byrnu(s) ] n. m. • 1735; barnusse 1556, puis var. diverses; ar. bournous ♦ Grand manteau de laine à capuchon et sans manches (en usage dans les pays du Maghreb). Fam. Faire suer le burnous. ● burnous nom masculin (arabe burnūs, du grec birros,… … Encyclopédie Universelle
bernouse — 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. [1913… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
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. [1913… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
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. [1913 Webster] 2.… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Burnous — 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. [1913… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Royaume du Ouaddaï — Ruines de Ouara (ancienne capitale) Le royaume du Ouaddaï est un ancien État localisé dans l État actuel du Tchad. Il n existe plus aujourd hui en tant qu entité politique indépendante, mais seulement comme chefferie traditionnelle en relation… … Wikipédia en Français
