Thesaurus results for BURNOOSE

burnoose

noun

variants or burnous

Definition of burnoose

as in pelisse

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Recent Examples of burnoose On a rainy day men wore winter-weight burnooses with the large hoods drawn up—enigmatic Jedi-like figures in the medina's alleyways. — Klara Glowczewska, Town & Country, 30 Mar. 2015 For her label Anissa Aida, designer Anissa Meddeb, who lives in the capital, makes gossamer silk blouses evoking the striped motif of handwoven fouta towels and voluminous coats inspired by the burnoose cloaks worn by Berbers. — Sarah Khan, Condé Nast Traveler, 5 Feb. 2020

Recent Examples of Synonyms for burnoose

Noun

Rather than betray alienation, her surviving correspondence—mostly to Cassandra—talks of fabrics, caps and pelisses (a type of woman’s cloak); social calls, dinners, and balls; the weather; her mother’s health; and people—often dozens of names.

— Robert Garnett, WSJ, 14 July 2017

Definition of pelisse

Noun

Pamela also wore Oscar de la Renta — a custom mustard brocade dress with a small cape — and Dylan sported a custom groom’s look by Genuardi.

— Erin Clack, PEOPLE, 6 July 2026
No category of paraphernalia was more popular than Lionel Messi gear-- from jerseys, to jumbo foam Messi heads to at least one cape depicting the Argentinian player as a saint.

— Matias Ocner, Miami Herald, 3 July 2026

Definition of cape

Noun

Some of the women had their hair covered in lace mantillas, an old Catholic custom.

— Jane Arraf, NPR, 23 June 2026
One of the hallmarks of its origins is a tile work from 1928 by Ernest Batcheler, an American artist of Dutch descent, that portrays a Spanish woman wearing a pink traditional Sevilla dress with frills, a shawl with fringe and a headpiece known as a mantilla.

— Noah Lyons, San Diego Union-Tribune, 1 June 2026

Definition of mantilla

Noun

Try looking for a shape that's less poncho-y and more trench-esque—that is, with a collar and separate sleeves.

— Amber Rambharose, InStyle, 29 June 2026
On the touchline, Iraq’s manager Graham Arnold put a poncho on — but changed his mind after just 12 seconds, choosing to remain in his suit.

— Tom Burrows, New York Times, 27 June 2026

Definition of poncho

Noun

The connection to nature at Vista Celestial is truly profound, with wildlife waiting for you at the door—I'm not kidding, at one point, a capuchin monkey walked onto our patio to say hello.

— Christina Perrier, InStyle, 8 June 2026
Shawnee has a special permit carved out for Frankie, a capuchin monkey that’s lived in a pet store for nearly two decades.

— Taylor O'Connor, Kansas City Star, 16 Dec. 2025

Definition of capuchin

Noun

Any full floating line will suffice for these fish, but leader and tippet sizes will naturally vary by fly size and carp size.

— Joe Cermele, Outdoor Life, 23 Apr. 2026
That is a tiny lure with a narrow eyelet that rebuffs multiple attempts to thread tippet that's as fine as spider web silk.

— Bryan Hendricks, Arkansas Online, 15 Feb. 2026

Definition of tippet

Noun

This year was the dress’s second year on the carpet—this time around, Gardner added a larger-than-life cowl.

— Sam Stone, Bon Appetit Magazine, 17 June 2026
In a photo shared in her People cover story, which was shot by photographer Ruven Afanador, Shakira could be seen lounging on a brocade-upholstered chaise while modeling a nude cowl neck slip dress made out of nothing but mesh.

— Lara Walsh, InStyle, 3 June 2026

Definition of cowl

Noun

In our post-religious era—in which, beneath the cloak of secular humanitarianism, righteous religiosity and virtuous crusading remain as potent as ever—history has attained the authority, authenticity and prestige that religion and its prelates once possessed.

— Simon Sebag Montefiore, The Atlantic, 28 June 2026
Throughout premodern Europe, this is how she was known—the figure in the cloak with a stool on her back, walking to houses at all hours, day and night.

— Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 16 June 2026