noun
barret
noun
1
A flat cap, historically worn by soldiers or clergy.
"The old portrait showed the bishop wearing a black barret."
How to Use Barret
Learner’s notesIn plain EnglishAn old-fashioned word for a flat cap, historically linked to soldiers' or clergy's dress.
Easily confused with
Word Forms
barrets plural, Barrets plural
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Etymology
From French barrette, tracing back to Late Latin barretum ("a cap").