beretta
Americannoun
Example Sentences
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Of its present numbers all, at some period of their lives, held high office under the Republic—they were senators, secretaries of state, ambassadors—and three among that little group of thirty lived to wear the beretta.
From A Golden Book of Venice by Turnbull, Lawrence, Mrs.
The beretta and cape, of a fine red colour, the latter painted in a uniform tone and without a crease, harmonise with the roseate hue of the features, and the plain gray background.
From Promenades of an Impressionist by Huneker, James
He smiled and nodded a greeting; then, with his eyes half closed, his lips moving in prayer, his beretta well over his forehead, he followed his surpliced bodyguard, walking in the direction of the sea.
From Une Vie, a Piece of String and Other Stories by Maupassant, Guy de
"The Giustinian is not a man for our promissione which, verily, fitteth ill with the dignity of our Prince—a man of spirit may well find it hard to assume the beretta under such restrictions!"
From A Golden Book of Venice by Turnbull, Lawrence, Mrs.
The figure stood motionless in the shadow of a column, muffled in a long black mantle, a black beretta partially concealing the face.
From A Golden Book of Venice by Turnbull, Lawrence, Mrs.
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