Burnus

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German

Etymology

Borrowed from French burnous.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /burnuːs/
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Noun

Burnus m (strong, genitive Burnus or Burnusses, plural Burnusse)

  1. burnoose
    • 1924, Thomas Mann, Der Zauberberg, volume 2, Berlin: S. Fischer, page 241:
      Wunsch und Versuchung, sich niederzulegen und zu ruhen, beschlichen in der Gestalt seinen Sinn, daß er sich sagte, es sei wie bei einem Sandsturm in der Wüste, der die Araber veranlasse, sich aufs Gesicht zu werfen und den Burnus über den Kopf zu ziehen.
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    • 1942, Stefan Zweig, Die Welt von Gestern :
      [] ein wallender weißer Burnus hätte ihn ebenso natürlich gekleidet wie sein sorgfältig geschnittener, sichtlich nach Pariser Muster gehaltener schwarzer Cutaway.
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