biretta

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Recent Examples of biretta Cardinals from Brunei and the Philippines could not travel and will receive their ring and biretta from a papal delegate. NBC News, 28 Nov. 2020 Among those receiving the cardinals’ biretta — a crimson-red square cap with three ridges — was his point man for helping Rome’s homeless and poor. Washington Post, 28 June 2018
Recent Examples of Synonyms for biretta
Noun
  • In addition to his priestly robes, Pohlmeier wore a violet zucchetto, or skull cap, and a golden pectoral cross.
    Frank E. Lockwood, Arkansas Online, 30 May 2022
  • After a couple of minutes, he was given his own zucchetto, and left the stage, to applause.
    Paul Elie, The New Yorker, 27 Oct. 2021
Noun
  • Just with fewer berets, more robots and a much larger existential crisis hiding beneath the branding.
    Edward Morris, Forbes.com, 28 July 2026
  • The Her Alibi star shared a sweet photo of the pair kissing — while wearing matching berets, red neck scarves and striped shirts — in front of the Eiffel Tower in Paris.
    Erin Clack, PEOPLE, 28 July 2026
Noun
  • The artwork introduced tension between Indigenous traditions and Western conventions through the inclusion of Mai’s robe, turban and hand tattoos.
    Anthony Solorzano, Los Angeles Times, 18 Aug. 2026
  • Most Popular Elated, Singh placed the gem on his turban and paraded it through the streets of Lahore for all his subjects to see.
    Hadley Hall Meares, Vanity Fair, 17 Aug. 2026
Noun
  • The article clarifies that prohibiting a bonnet, a private hair covering, differs fundamentally from discriminating against natural Black hair.
    Tee Wilson, Forbes.com, 31 July 2026
  • In the latest iteration of her daily vlogs, the 51-year-old former reality star channeled the fictional Ingalls family from the Little House franchise, wearing a bonnet, light-blue blouse and a ribbon tie.
    Brenton Blanchet, PEOPLE, 23 July 2026
Noun
  • Con un toque sutil en un cobro de una falta en los linderos del área, supera a la barrera y vence al portero bosnio, para marcar el segundo del equipo de las Barras y las Estrellas.
    Ashley Mowreader, NBC news, 3 July 2026
  • The rest of the new guard includes Annika de Las Heras as CEO, alongside Mette Bring Søberg, who has led the test kitchen since the last decade, as head of R&D and Pablo Soto, the head toque of Noma since 2013, as executive chef.
    Nicole Hoey, Robb Report, 10 June 2026
Noun
  • On Tuesday night, Gastélum was filmed wearing a white sombrero.
    ABC News, ABC News, 5 Aug. 2026
  • Waving a Mexican flag with a vaquero sombrero on, El Malilla made history at Coachella last year as the first reggaeton Mexa act on the lineup.
    Los Angeles Times, Los Angeles Times, 20 July 2026
Noun
  • Mitchell was the most quietly elegant of men, dressed in a costume—a homburg, a knitted vest, a tweed jacket—that seemed unchanged since the thirties, and speaking in a soft but confident North Carolina accent.
    Adam Gopnik, New Yorker, 17 Aug. 2025
  • Optimo stocks a variety of styles, including homburgs, porkpies, straw Panamas, and fedoras, the last of which is seen here.
    Abby Montanez, Robb Report, 3 Mar. 2024
Noun
  • Elsewhere, Washington is portrayed astride a horse or atop a column; shirtless, in classical garb, or, more commonly, in a long coat and tricorn.
    Matthew Wills, JSTOR Daily, 27 July 2026
  • Soldiers from the Old Guard, wearing tricorne hats and bright-red uniforms, marched past, amid a flourish of fifes and drums.
    Seth Harp, Harpers Magazine, 19 Sep. 2025

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“Biretta.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/biretta. Accessed 26 Aug. 2026.

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