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Definition of Burnouse
1. Noun. A long hooded cloak woven of wool in one piece; worn by Arabs and Moors.
Definition of Burnouse
1. Noun. (alternative spelling of burnoose) ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Definition of Burnouse
1. burnoose [n -S] - See also: burnoose
Lexicographical Neighbors of Burnouse
Literary usage of Burnouse
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. Sport and Travel: Abyssinia and British East Africa by Charles Allsopp Hindlip (1906)
"... rifle and burnouse.1 On the loth of May we obtained our first glimpse of ...
sacred edifice under the supervision of Abys- 1 burnouse = poncho or cloak. ..."
2. The Racing Calendar by National Hunt Committee, London (1888)
"... Even on Frontispiece, 4 to 1 agst burnouse, and 5 to 1 agst Loddington.
Won by half a length, a bad third. ..."
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