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be⋅ret

  [buh-rey]
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–noun
a soft, visorless cap with a close-fitting headband and a wide, round top often with a tab at its center.
Origin:
1820–30; < F < Gascon berret, OPr. ber(r)et. See biretta
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be·ret   (bə-rā')   
n.  

  1. A round, soft, brimless cap that fits snugly and is often worn angled to one side.

  2. Beret A Green Beret.


[French béret, from French dialectal berret and from Old Provençal berret, cap, both from Late Latin birrus, hooded cloak; see biretta.]
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beret 
1827, from Fr. béret (dialect of Béarn), from Old Gascon berret "cap," from M.L. birretum, dim. of L.L. birrus "a large hooded cloak." The round, flat cap originally was worn by Basque peasants.
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