beret
a soft, visorless cap with a close-fitting headband and a wide, round top often with a tab at its center.
Origin of beret
1Words that may be confused with beret
- barrette, beret
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How to use beret in a sentence
In the fevered political climate of Caracas, conspiracy theories are as plentiful as red berets.
If Hugo Chavez Succumbs, a Dangerous Limbo for Venezuela | Mac Margolis | January 6, 2013 | THE DAILY BEASTBolivarian militias donned their red berets, grabbed their rifles and reported, ready for action.
Now his friends are coming to his support, starting Facebook pages and donning berets.
He won't be on the stage to accept it, but his fans will be cheering—and tossing their berets.
Mattis greeted the two Green Berets at the heavy wood door that led into his spartan concrete-floored office.
The international cops wore green berets, high buttonless boots, bush jackets.
The Green Beret | Thomas Edward PurdomThe children, in brown berets, run in the dust, alongside their mothers.
A Tour Through The Pyrenees | Hippolyte Adolphe Taine
British Dictionary definitions for beret
/ (ˈbɛreɪ) /
a round close-fitting brimless cap of soft wool material or felt
Origin of beret
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