Biretta

3 definitions found

From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  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.]
     [1913 Webster]

From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  Biretta \Bi*ret"ta\, n.
     Same as {Berretta}.
     [1913 Webster]

From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:

  biretta
       n : a stiff cap with ridges across the crown; worn by Roman
           Catholic clergy