barret
Americannoun
noun
Etymology
Origin of barret
1820–30; < French barrette, Middle French < dialectal Italian barretta ( Italian berretta ) biretta
Example Sentences
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He wore a cap or barret, placed so far forward upon his grizzling curls, as also to cover the half of his flushed forehead.
From L'Arrabiata and Other Tales by Heyse, Paul
His head was surmounted with a barret cap, while his hands, limbs, and feet were covered with garments of chamois leather, over which he in general wore the ponderous and complete armour of his country.
From Waverley Novels — Volume 12 by Scott, Walter, Sir
He wore a rich and beautiful doublet, trimmed with sable, white galligaskins, and slashed shoes; on his head was a satin barret cap with a red feather.
From The Serapion Brethren. Vol. II by Hoffmann, Ernst Theordor Wilhelm
A kind of cap formerly worn by soldiers; Ð called also barret cap.
From Webster's Unabridged Dictionary (2nd 100 Pages) by Webster, Noah
But, whilst his coat and trousers were of the fashion of the present day, his collar, his cloak, and his barret cap belonged to the latter part of the sixteenth century.
From The Serapion Brethren. Vol. II by Hoffmann, Ernst Theordor Wilhelm
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