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BURNOUS
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Dictionary entry overview: What does burnous mean?
• BURNOUS (noun)
The noun BURNOUS has 1 sense:
1. a long hooded cloak woven of wool in one piece; worn by Arabs and Moors
Familiarity information: BURNOUS used as a noun is very rare.
Dictionary entry details
Sense 1
Meaning:
A long hooded cloak woven of wool in one piece; worn by Arabs and Moors
Classified under:
Nouns denoting man-made objects
Synonyms:
Hypernyms ("burnous" is a kind of...):
cloak (a loose outer garment)
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