BERRETTA

biretta, berretta, birretta

(noun) a stiff cap with ridges across the crown; worn by Roman Catholic clergy

Source: WordNet® 3.1


Noun

berretta (plural berrettas)

Archaic form of biretta.

Anagrams

• Barrette, barrette, batterer

Source: Wiktionary


Ber*ret"ta, n. Etym: [It., fr. LL. birrettum, berretum, a cap, dim. of L. birrus, birrum, a cloak to keep off rain, cf. Gr. tawny, red: cf. Sp. birreta, Pg. barrete, and E. Barret.]

Definition: A square cap worn by ecclesiastics of the Roman Catholic Church. A cardinal's berretta is scarlet; that worn by other clerics is black, except that a bishop's is lined with green. [Also spelt beretta, biretta, etc.]

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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