Barret
name, noun ·2 syllables ·Rare ·Advanced level
Definitions
- 1 A kind of fitted cap worn by medieval soldiers. historical
"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 ponderoous and complete armour of his country."
- 2 A floppy beret-like cap worn by musketeers. historical
"the maxillary muscles enormously developed, an infallible sign by which a Gascon may always be detected, even without his barret-cap — and our young man wore a barret-cap, set off with a sort of feather; the eye open and intelligent; the nose hooked, but finely chiselled."
- 3 The flat cap worn by Roman Catholic ecclesiastics; a biretta.
"The priestly leader wears the chasuble and stole, and often the pluvial besides; his head is covered with a barret."
- 1 A surname.
- 2 A male given name from French.
"Ms. Murati sat down with Mr. Schoenholz and two other founders, Barret Zoph and Luke Metz."
Example
More examples"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 ponderoous and complete armour of his country."
Etymology
From French barrette, Late Latin barretum (“a cap”), from birrus (“hooded cape”). See berretta, and compare biretta.
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