burnoose
Plural: burnooses
Noun
- A long, loose hooded cloak worn in North Africa.
- a long hooded cloak woven of wool in one piece; worn by Arabs and Moors
- A thick hooded cloak worn by Berbers and Arabs in Northwest Africa.
Examples
- He covered his hidden strategic plans with a burnoose of nonchalance, waiting to strike.
Origin / Etymology
From French burnous, from Arabic بُرْنُس (burnus).
Scrabble Score: 10
burnoose: valid Scrabble (US) TWL Wordburnoose: valid Scrabble Word in Merriam-Webster MW Dictionary
burnoose: valid Scrabble Word in International Collins CSW Dictionary
Words With Friends Score: 13
burnoose: valid Words With Friends Word