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burnoose
bur·noose [ bur nss ] (plural bur·noos·es) or bur·nous [ bur nss ] (plural bur·nous·es) or burn·ouse [ bur nss ] (plural burn·ouses)


noun 
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hooded cloak: a long hooded cloak worn by some Arabs, or a garment resembling this
[Late 16th century. Via French burnous< Arabic burnus< Greek birros "hooded cloak"]
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