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

His head was surmounted with a barret cap, while his hands, limbs, and feet were covered with garments of chamois leather, over which he in general wore the ponderous and complete armour of his country.

From Waverley Novels — Volume 12 by Scott, Walter, 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

If they wore the turban, or barret, they could scarcely be distinguished from the Moors in dress, but in lieu thereof they wear the sombrero or broad slouching hat of Spain. 

From Letters of George Borrow to the British and Foreign Bible Society by Darlow, Thomas Herbert

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