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"Burnous" Quotes from Famous Books

... could turn, the Irishman ran close to his side, seized him by the burnous, at the same time grasping his bridle, and pulled him out of the saddle with such sudden violence that he fell headlong to the ground, where he lay quite stunned by the fall. Flaggan instantly sprang into the saddle, as if he had been an accomplished cavalier, though ...

— The Pirate City - An Algerine Tale • R.M. Ballantyne

... children but ill companions in a hostile country, and some Spahis with flowing burnous, who looked ridiculously out of place, and then, after a long search—it was dark on the road and ...

— Adventures of a Despatch Rider • W. H. L. Watson

... not," commented Craven with a faint smile. "In the sense you mean, no," replied Said, swinging his heels to the ground and searching in the folds of his burnous for a cigarette, which he lit and smoked for a few minutes thoughtfully. Then with all trace of his former excitement gone he began to discuss soberly the exigency of the moment, revealing a sound judgment ...

— The Shadow of the East • E. M. Hull

... were, at first, greatly interested in their wonderful raiment. They fingered the fabric, smelled of it, and regarded each other intently with every mark of satisfaction and pride. Chulk, a humorist in his way, stretched forth a long and hairy arm, and grasping the hood of Taglat's burnoose pulled it down over the latter's eyes, extinguishing ...

— Tarzan and the Jewels of Opar • Edgar Rice Burroughs

... was nothing, but as the man had stooped to speak to the officer, Tarzan had caught sight of something which the accidental parting of the man's burnoose had revealed—he carried his left ...

— The Return of Tarzan • Edgar Rice Burroughs

Words linked to "Burnous" : burnoose