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be⋅ret

[buh-rey]
–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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