barret
[bar-it]
- a small cap, akin to the biretta, worn in the Middle Ages by soldiers and ecclesiastics.
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Origin of barret
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What,” asked Barret, “would become of the town, if all men thought as you do?
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“Here, let me look,” said Barret, taking the note from the boy.
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Willie, moreover, said he would go and consult his friend Barret about it.
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“Perhaps you are right,” said Barret, smoking harder than ever.
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“He is an old schoolfellow of mine,” said Barret in a low voice.
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barret
- a small flat cap resembling a biretta
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Word Origin
C19: from French barrette, from Italian berretta biretta; compare beret
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Word Origin and History for barret
n.
type of flat cap, 1828, from French barrette, cognate with Spanish birreta, Italian beretta (see biretta).
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