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3 definitions found From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: 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.] From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: Biretta \Bi*ret"ta\, n. Same as {Berretta}. From WordNet r 1.6 [wn]: biretta n : a stiff cap with ridges across the crown; worn by Roman Catholic clergy
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