Definition of Beret

1. Noun. A cap with no brim or bill; made of soft cloth.

Generic synonyms: Cap

Definition of Beret

1. Noun. A type of round, brimless cap with a soft top and a headband to secure it to the head; usually culturally associated with France. ¹

¹ Source: wiktionary.com

Definition of Beret

1. a soft, flat cap [n -S]

Lexicographical Neighbors of Beret

bereavement
bereavements
bereaven
bereaver
bereavers
bereaves
bereaving
berede
bereft
bereft of(p)
bereftness
beremeal
berend
beres
beresque
beret (current term)
bereted
beretlike
berets
beretta
berettas
berewick
berewicks
berezanskite
berg
bergall
bergama
bergamas
bergamot
bergamot mint

Literary usage of Beret

Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:

1. A Handbook for Travellers in Japan Including the Whole Empire from Saghalien by Basil Hall Chamberlain, W. B. Mason (1907)
"He may be known by his cap resembling a judge's beret, and by the huge mace in his right hand. Before him often sit two myrmidons, one of whom holds a pen ..."

2. Library of Southern Literature by Edwin Anderson Alderman, Joel Chandler Harris, Charles William Kent (1910)
"Oh, but you needn't smile and look greedy, Pere beret, the pies are not for ... "Well, I thought this: 'Not a single bite of that pie does Father beret get. ..."

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