{ } n. [ Ar. burnus a kind of high-crowned cap: cf. F. bournous, burnous, Sp. al-bornoz, a sort of upper garment, with a hood attached. ] 1. A cloaklike garment and hood woven in one piece, worn by Arabs. [ 1913 Webster ]
2. A combination cloak and hood worn by women. [ Variously written bournous, bernouse, bornous, etc. ] [ 1913 Webster ]
n. [ Prob. fr. OF. nous, nom. sing. or acc. pl. of nou knot, F. nœud, L. nodus. Cf. Node. ] A running knot, or loop, which binds the closer the more it is drawn. [ 1913 Webster ]
[太公钓鱼,愿者上钩 / 太公釣魚,願者上鉤, tài gōng diào yú, yuàn zhě shàng gōuㄊㄞˋ ㄍㄨㄥ ㄉㄧㄠˋ ㄩˊ, ㄩㄢˋ ㄓㄜˇ ㄕㄤˋ ㄍㄡ] Jiang Ziya is fishing, if you want take the hook (成语 saw, refers to early sage 薑子牙|姜子牙 fishing with no bait and the hook above the water); to put one's head in the noose, See Also: 成语, 薑子牙, 姜子牙
[姜太公钓鱼,愿者上钩 / 薑太公釣魚,願者上鉤, Jiāng tài gōng diào yú, yuàn zhě shàng gōuㄐㄧㄤ ㄊㄞˋ ㄍㄨㄥ ㄉㄧㄠˋ ㄩˊ, ㄩㄢˋ ㄓㄜˇ ㄕㄤˋ ㄍㄡ] Jiang Ziya is fishing, if you want it, take the hook (成语 saw, refers to early sage 薑子牙|姜子牙 fishing with no bait and the hook above the water); to put one's head in the noose, See Also: 成语, 薑子牙, 姜子牙