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Wordnet 3.0

NOUN (1)

1. a stiff cap with ridges across the crown; worn by Roman Catholic clergy;
[syn: biretta, berretta, birretta]


The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:

Berretta \Ber*ret"ta\, n. [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.] 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.] [1913 Webster]
The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:

Biretta \Bi*ret"ta\, n. Same as Berretta. [1913 Webster]
WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006):

biretta n 1: a stiff cap with ridges across the crown; worn by Roman Catholic clergy [syn: biretta, berretta, birretta]