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

He was the first in painting on wood to cover the surface with canvas; barret, a cloak.

From The Browning Cyclop?dia A Guide to the Study of the Works of Robert Browning by Berdoe, Edward

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 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 Doyle, Arthur Conan, 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

But far down the road the blue one turns round once more toward the balcony, and raising his barret calls: "No, you are happy!"

From Mogens and Other Stories by Grabow, Anna