beret
pronunciation
How to pronounce beret in British English:
UK [ˈbereɪ]
How to pronounce beret in American English:
US [bəˈreɪ]
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- Noun:
- a cap with no brim or bill; made of soft cloth
Word Origin
- beret
- beret: [19] The beret originated in the southwestern corner of France, worn by the farmers and peasants of Gascony, and the word for it comes from the south-western dialect term berret (it reached English via mainstream French béret). It derives from Latin birrus ‘hooded cloak’, which is probably of Celtic origin (Middle Irish berr ‘short’ has been compared), and is thus a relative of biretta [16], the term for the square cap worn by Roman Catholic clergy, formed as a diminutive of birrus in Italian (berretta) and Spanish (birreta).=> biretta
- beret (n.)
- also berret, 1827, from French béret, 19c., from dialect of Béarn, from Old Gascon berret "cap," from Medieval Latin birretum, diminutive of Late Latin birrus "a large hooded cloak," perhaps of Gaulish origin. The round, flat cap originally was worn by Basque peasants.
Example
- 1. Were the gray beret and the still heart .
- 2. A tall woman in a beret , with a curtain of reddish hair , she had tears streaming down her cheeks .
- 3. One of the ensembles was a simple black dress with a high neck , worn under a red coat , with outsize pockets , and a beret .
- 4. Other times , he goes for the full-on military dictator look , complete with epaulets and beret .
- 5. I watched him from the train window : the old man in the beret lingered on the platform .