barret

American  

[bar-it] / ˈbær ɪt /

noun

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

---

barret British  

/ ˈbærɪt /

noun

1. a small flat cap resembling a biretta

---

Etymology

Origin of barret

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

Example Sentences

He left during a wave of resignations that included Mira Murati, the company’s former chief technology officer, and Barret Zoph, its former vice president of research.

From The Wall Street Journal

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