A burnous – also spelled burnoose, or bournous; from the Berber and Maghribi Arab. burnus – is a long cloak of coarse woollen fabric with a hood, usually white in color, worn by Berbers and the Arabs throughout North Africa. It became a distinctive part of the uniform of the French colonial army`s Spahi soldiers. It was also sometimes worn un.... Found on http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Burnous
(from the article `dress`) ...oblong piece of material (generally striped) that the Arabs used to wrap around their bodies and heads for day or night wear; the material ... Found on http://www.britannica.com/eb/a-z/b/132