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

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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Another showed a military-style beret with a logo referring to a Jalisco commander nicknamed “El Yogurt,” reputed to lead an armed cell that includes Colombians.

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It was Wonder, shuffling out from the wings wearing his signature shades and beret to join his old friend for — well, for what?

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