beret
beret
Definition
be·ret (bə rā′)
noun
a flat, round cap of felt, wool, etc.
Etymology: Fr béret < Prov berret < LL birrettum: see biretta
beret
Usage Examples
Converse of object
- wear: On his head, hair now cut short, he wears a black beret.
- include: The plumage is very variable, including red beret, tweed jacket and an orange proboscis.
- have: We had green berets with a wooden tree on the beret to show the difference between the Land Army hats.
- sport: Others sported red berets, symbolic of the governing Fifth Republic Movement party.
- don: And if it takes me donning a beret and leading my commuter troops into battle, then so be it!
- match: The poncho shaped cape with matching beret is particularly eye catching.
Adjective modifier
- blue: Brooke Allen brought his students and had them all wear blue berets.
- black: On his head, hair now cut short, he wears a black beret.
- red: Cyber Angels Remember the Guardian Angels, the folks with the red berets who guard the Tube?
- green: We had green berets with a wooden tree on the beret to show the difference between the Land Army hats.
- white: The first time the RAFP white berets were seen on television!
- maroon: The British Airborne Forces in WWII first adopted the maroon beret.
Modifies a noun
- badge: Seventy parents, family members and friends attended in order to watch the recruits gain their beret badges.
- hat: All outfits were again styled with red tights, sparkly slip-ons and additional knitted head pieces which resembled mini Tam O'Shanter beret hats.
Noun used with modifier
- raspberry: Then the boy in the raspberry beret broke in.
