1) Worn by Roman Catholic clergy
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• (n.) 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.
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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. ... Origin: It, fr. LL. Birrettum, berretum, a cap, dim. Of L. Birrus, birrum, a cloak to keep off rain, cf. Gr. Tawny, red: cf. Sp. Bi...
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Ber·ret'ta noun [ Italian , from Late Latin
birrettum ,
berretum , a cap, dim. of Latin
birrus ,
birrum , a cloak to keep off rain, confer Greek
... tawny, red: confer Spanish
birreta , Portuguese
barrete , and English
Barret .] A square cap w...
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