barret

American  

[bar-it] / ˈbær ɪt /

noun

1. a small cap, akin to the biretta, worn in the Middle Ages by soldiers and ecclesiastics.

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barret British  

/ ˈbærɪt /

noun

1. a small flat cap resembling a biretta

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Etymology

Origin of barret

1820–30; < French barrette, Middle French < dialectal Italian barretta ( Italian berretta ) biretta

Example Sentences

Barret Zoph was one of six OpenAI employees who left to start Thinking Machines Lab a year ago.

From The Wall Street Journal

Murati, the chief executive of AI startup Thinking Machines Lab, had shown up for work on Monday last week expecting to have a one-on-one with Barret Zoph, her chief technology officer, according to people familiar with the matter.

From The Wall Street Journal

Murati announced Zoph’s departure in a post on X on Wednesday afternoon, writing, “We have parted ways with Barret Zoph.”

From The Wall Street Journal

Barret Baumgart is the author, most recently, of “Yuck: The Birth & Death of the Weird & Wondrous Joshua Tree.”

From Los Angeles Times

A party spokesperson said Paul Thomas, Oliver Bradshaw, Bill Barret and Maxine Fothergrill have had the whip suspended pending an investigation.

From BBC