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Recent Examples of burnoose
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.
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Sarah Khan, Condé Nast Traveler, 5 Feb. 2020
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
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
Sarah Khan, Condé Nast Traveler, 5 Feb. 2020
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
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
Recent Examples of Synonyms for burnoose
Noun
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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
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Rather than betray alienation, her surviving correspondence—mostly to Cassandra—talks of fabrics, caps and pelisses (a type of woman’s cloak)—
Robert Garnett,
WSJ,
14 July 2017
Noun
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Finding new degrees of colorful suits, flowing capes, and animal print jumpsuits supported the show’s tone from the beginning, but has increasingly become part of the HBO series’s comedy in its own right.—
Sarah Shachat,
IndieWire,
4 May 2025
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When Jalen Brunson isn’t running to the locker room to put on his cape at the start of the fourth quarter in these playoffs, the offense has looked stiff and unsure more than a team with their advanced stats and talent should.—
James L. Edwards III,
New York Times,
30 Apr. 2025
Noun
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Kennedy also wore a black dress and black lace mantilla when meeting Pope John XXIII in 1962.—
Jay Stahl,
USA Today,
27 Apr. 2025
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Another first lady also chose a mantilla, Melania Trump.—
WWD Staff,
Footwear News,
26 Apr. 2025
Noun
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Capes on cropped trenches and sleeveless poncho styles.—
Victoria Montalti,
refinery29.com,
14 Mar. 2025
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In many cases, the style read as the trusty poncho.—
Roxanne Robinson,
Forbes,
10 Mar. 2025
Noun
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Costa Rican white-faced capuchins were more likely to survive El Niño if their feces exhibited higher levels of stress hormones during preceding droughts.—
Rafil Kroll-Zaidi,
Harper's Magazine,
3 Mar. 2025
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Rescuers eventually managed to capture the capuchin and noticed marks along its waist, indicating it had been tied up with a rope or chain, officials said.—
Aspen Pflughoeft,
Miami Herald,
13 Mar. 2025
Noun
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Line class, tippet class, and length records for Florida-strain fish will still be eligible for records in the largemouth bass category.—
Sage Marshall,
Field & Stream,
19 June 2024
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The second reason for tippets is to accommodate different sizes of flies.—
Idaho Statesman,
Idaho Statesman,
31 Jan. 2024
Noun
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The neckline of the dress featured subtle fabric draping for a slight cowl neck and the straps included small gold D letters for Dior.—
Julia Teti,
Footwear News,
14 May 2025
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Scout went for an entirely different look in a medium brown georgette gown with a cowl neckline and draping that created a ruching effect across her waist.—
Catherine Santino,
People.com,
13 May 2025
Noun
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The highlight is a room housing exceptional creations including the court cloak with a sweeping train worn by Franca Florio, the wife of a Sicilian businessman and shipowner, when she was appointed lady-in-waiting to Italy’s Queen Elena in 1902.—
Joelle Diderich,
Footwear News,
7 May 2025
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And the feather cloak was woven using a technique that, until now, has only been found in Chimú and Inca sites dating a few centuries later, reports Spanish news agency Agencia EFE.—
Sonja Anderson,
Smithsonian Magazine,
29 Apr. 2025
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“Burnoose.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/burnoose. Accessed 21 May. 2025.
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