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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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 Ernst Theordor Wilhelm Hoffmann
A kind of cap formerly worn by soldiers; Ð called also barret cap.
From Webster's Unabridged Dictionary (2nd 100 Pages) by Noah Webster
If they wore the turban, or barret, they could scarcely be distinguished from the Moors in dress, but in lieu thereof they wear the sombrero or broad slouching hat of Spain.
From Letters of George Borrow to the British and Foreign Bible Society by Thomas Herbert Darlow
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 Sir Walter Scott
His long white beard and searching eyes imparted to him an air of masterful dignity, which was increased by his tabardlike vesture and the heraldic barret cap with triple plume which bespoke his office.
From The White Company by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle
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