| Part of Speech | Definition | |
| Noun | 1. A stiff cap with ridges across the crown; worn by Roman Catholic clergy.[Wordnet]
2. 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.[Websters]. | |
Sources: WordNet 3.0 Copyright © 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved. Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) | Top | |
Date "BERRETTA" was first used in popular English literature: sometime before 1890. (references) |
| Etymology:Berretta \Ber*ret"ta\, noun. [Italian expression, from Late Latin expression birrettum, berretum, cap, diminutive of Latin birrus, birrum, cloak to keep off rain, compare to Greek tawny, red: compare to Spanish birreta, Portuguese barrete, and English Barret.]. (references) |
