beret

[buh-rey]

noun

1. a soft, visorless cap with a close-fitting headband and a wide, round top often with a tab at its center.

beret

/ ˈbɛreɪ /

noun

1. a round close-fitting brimless cap of soft wool material or felt

Word History and Origins

Origin of beret¹

1820–30; < French < Gascon berret, OPr. ber ( r ) et. See biretta

Word History and Origins

Origin of beret¹

C19: from French béret , from Old Provençal berret , from Medieval Latin birrettum cap; see _biretta

Example Sentences

Sliwa -- once a night manager of a McDonald's restaurant in New York -- made his name with the Guardian Angels subway patrol group, which still sees him routinely sport a red beret.

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One woman needed to be physically supported by men wearing the red berets of armed forces veterans.

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Other measures already completed include pardons for criminal convictions, a special LGBT+ veterans ribbon for those affected by the ban and the return of medals and berets.

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In 2015, a group of young girls wearing matching brown berets and uniforms, decorated with colorful badges, arrived at a Black Lives Matter protest in Oakland, CA.

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Curtis Sliwa has six cats, wears a red beret and is running to be the next mayor of New York City.

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