[ber-noos, bur-noos] 
| 1. | a hooded mantle or cloak, as that worn by Arabs. |
| 2. | a similar garment worn by women at various periods in Europe and the United States. |
| bur·noose also bur·nous (bər-nōōs') n. A hooded cloak worn especially by Arabs and Berbers. [French burnous, from Arabic burnus, from Greek birros, hooded cloak, from Late Latin birrus.] |
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