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Definitions for Biretta
[1] a stiff square cap with three or four upright projecting pieces extending from the center of the top to the edge, worn by ecclesiastics.
[2] RC Church a stiff clerical cap having either three or four upright pieces projecting outwards from the centre to the edge: coloured black for priests, purple for bishops, red for cardinals, and white for certain members of religious orders
Words related to Biretta
helmet, hat, turban, tiara, cap, crown, bonnet, coronet, hood, coiffure, toque, busby, miter, bandore
Words nearby Biretta
birdsong, birectangular, birefringence, bireme, birendra bir bikram shah dev, biretta, birgitta, biri, biriani, birk, birkbeck
Origin of Biretta
1590–1600; < Italian berretta, feminine variant of berretto < Old Provençal berret < Medieval Latin birrettum cap, equivalent to Late Latin birr(us ) birrus + -ettum -et; apparently by the development: hooded cloak > hood > cap; compare Medieval Latin (circa 800) byrrus short hood (cuculla brevis )
Word origin for Biretta
C16: from Italian berretta , from Old Provençal berret , from Late Latin birrus hooded cape
Synonyms for Biretta
hat, helmet, tiara, turban, bonnet, busby, cap, coiffure, coronet, crown, hood, miter, toque, bandore