birreta

  • 61birretina — (Del dim. de birreta). 1. f. Gorro o birrete pequeño. 2. Gorra de pelo que usaban los granaderos del Ejército en el siglo XVIII, y posteriormente algunos regimientos de húsares …

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  • 62biretta — ► NOUN ▪ a square cap with three flat projections on top, worn by Roman Catholic clergymen. ORIGIN Italian berretta or Spanish birreta, from Latin birrus hooded cape …

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  • 63beret — [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… …

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  • 64biretta — n. a square usu. black cap with three flat projections on top, worn by (esp. Roman Catholic) clergymen. Etymology: It. berretta or Sp. birreta f. LL birrus cape …

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