beret
noun
a soft, visorless cap with a close-fitting headband and a wide, round top often with a tab at its center.
berets
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pluralof beret.plural
The grammatical form denoting more than one person, place, thing, or idea.
Example Sentences
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On both occasions, the now shaven-headed "Pulp Fiction" icon wore fetching French berets, a white one for his award and a black one for the premiere of his semi-autobiographical movie, "Propeller One-Way Night Coach".
From Barron's ● May 22, 2026
In 2015, many of the youth clubs merged into the Defense Ministry’s Youth Army with military-style uniforms and red berets.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Nov. 14, 2025
He waded through the crowd in a knot of security guys, several wearing the iconic red berets of Sliwa’s vigilante organization, the Guardian Angels.
From Slate ● Nov. 5, 2025
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.
From BBC ● Oct. 27, 2025
The two young Guardians salute us, raising three fingers to the rims of their berets.
From "The Handmaid's Tale" by Margaret Atwood
