beret

noun

be·​ret bə-ˈrā How to pronounce beret (audio)
: a visorless usually woolen cap with a tight headband and a soft full flat top

Examples of beret in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web Natasha Poly and Pom Klementieff took on the 1980s chapter in black leather berets, while Sabrina Carpenter repped the 1940s in a Jacquemus headscarf. Hannah Jackson, Vogue, 24 June 2024 Titled Femme au beret (1938), the painting depicting a young blonde-haired Marie-Thérèse is expected to fetch $20 million. Angelica Villa For Artnews, Robb Report, 11 Aug. 2021 The cadets run through the halls, their uniforms clean and crisp, their long hair pulled back into buns beneath their berets. Aeyliya Husain, Foreign Affairs, 17 Aug. 2014 The year before, Newton, the party’s co-founder and Minister of Defense, had collaborated with fellow Panther Eldridge Cleaver and the photographer Blair Stapp to stage a portrait of himself in a black leather jacket and a tipped beret, holding a shotgun in one hand and a spear in the other. Lucy McKeon, New York Times, 3 June 2024 See all Example Sentences for beret 

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Word History

Etymology

French béret, from Gascon berret, from Old Occitan, cap — more at biretta

First Known Use

1826, in the meaning defined above

Time Traveler
The first known use of beret was in 1826

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Cite this Entry

“Beret.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/beret. Accessed 4 Jul. 2024.

Kids Definition

beret

noun
be·​ret bə-ˈrā How to pronounce beret (audio)
: a soft flat wool cap without a visor

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