: a visorless usually woolen cap with a tight headband and a soft full flat top
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But Bill Murray was in this velvet tuxedo with a burgundy beret on.
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Eric Ryan, Forbes.com, 20 Jan. 2026
Kate wore the same accessory to the Cheltenham Festival in March 2007, pairing the piece with a brown beret, light blue blazer, brown skirt and knee-high heeled boots.
—Janine Henni, PEOPLE, 12 Jan. 2026
McCall’s banner also appears to cleverly usurp and subvert the aesthetics of European heraldry—indeed, its elegant design would look utterly correct on a beret, a medal, or a heater shield.
—Alex Jovanovich, Artforum, 1 Jan. 2026
Sartorially, Parisians are way beyond the cliché of a beret and a striped top, sipping café au lait at a sidewalk bistro.
—Gena Kaufman, InStyle, 30 Dec. 2025
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Eric Ryan, Forbes.com, 20 Jan. 2026
Kate wore the same accessory to the Cheltenham Festival in March 2007, pairing the piece with a brown beret, light blue blazer, brown skirt and knee-high heeled boots.
—Janine Henni, PEOPLE, 12 Jan. 2026
McCall’s banner also appears to cleverly usurp and subvert the aesthetics of European heraldry—indeed, its elegant design would look utterly correct on a beret, a medal, or a heater shield.
—Alex Jovanovich, Artforum, 1 Jan. 2026
Sartorially, Parisians are way beyond the cliché of a beret and a striped top, sipping café au lait at a sidewalk bistro.
—Gena Kaufman, InStyle, 30 Dec. 2025
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“Beret.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/beret. Accessed 28 Jan. 2026.
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beret
noun
be·ret
bə-ˈrā 
: a soft flat wool cap without a visor
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