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Recent Examples of biretta
Cardinal Robert Francis Prevost, now the first American Pope, is seen here receiving his biretta from Pope Francis at the Vatican on Sept. 30, 2023.
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Rebecca Schneid,
Time,
9 May 2025
Cardinals from Brunei and the Philippines could not travel and will receive their ring and biretta from a papal delegate.
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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.
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Washington Post,
28 June 2018
Other looks in the show included a teal cargo jumpsuit with a matching miter, an oversized polo dress topped with a red velvet cardinal’s biretta, and a high-necked white dress that evoked an adult-size christening gown.
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New York Times,
9 May 2018
The deeply revered priest was a tall man with a long Old World beard and a biretta cap perched on his head.
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Joni Sternbach,
Smithsonian,
29 July 2017
Tip o' the biretta to David Weinberger, Paul Boutin, James R. Giusti, and Paul McFedries.
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Wired Staff,
WIRED,
1 Nov. 2000
Rebecca Schneid,
Time,
9 May 2025
Cardinals from Brunei and the Philippines could not travel and will receive their ring and biretta from a papal delegate.
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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
Other looks in the show included a teal cargo jumpsuit with a matching miter, an oversized polo dress topped with a red velvet cardinal’s biretta, and a high-necked white dress that evoked an adult-size christening gown.
—
New York Times,
9 May 2018
The deeply revered priest was a tall man with a long Old World beard and a biretta cap perched on his head.
—
Joni Sternbach,
Smithsonian,
29 July 2017
Tip o' the biretta to David Weinberger, Paul Boutin, James R. Giusti, and Paul McFedries.
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Wired Staff,
WIRED,
1 Nov. 2000
Recent Examples of Synonyms for biretta
Noun
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In addition to his priestly robes, Pohlmeier wore a violet zucchetto, or skull cap, and a golden pectoral cross.
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After a couple of minutes, he was given his own zucchetto, and left the stage, to applause.
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Many French fans sported blue jerseys and commemorative berets featuring the 2026 World Cup trophy.
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Queen Camilla wore a red silk crepe dress by Fiona Clare inspired by the Grenadier Guards uniform, paired with a black Philip Treacy beret featuring a white plume and the regiment's cap badge.
Noun
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Style the silk foulard into a turban for an elegant night out look, or wrap it around your waist to dress up a simple T-shirt and linen pants outfit.
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Digwa then claimed in bodycam footage released by police that Nowak had grabbed his turban and subjected him to racist abuse.
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The dining room table, where the sisters wrote, is strewn with manuscripts, quill pens and tea cups; a bonnet and shawl bedeck a chair in the small kitchen.
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Consider using a satin or silk bonnet and pillowcase to reduce friction, prevent breakage, and preserve your hairstyle while sleeping.
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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.
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Gollenz accepted the toque in 2021 and promptly won the restaurant a Michelin star.
Noun
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Sombrero flick The sombrero flick means different things to different people.
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Quiroz recently began wearing a sombrero.
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For all the pleasures of the state dinner over the weekend, with its calotte of beef served with shallot marmalade, the real action is now taking place today (Dec. 5) at EU-US trade talks.
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The calotte of beef was served with shallot marmalade.
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Soldiers from the Old Guard, wearing tricorne hats and bright-red uniforms, marched past, amid a flourish of fifes and drums.
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Take out yer triangular hat (a tricorn), eye patch, brass earrings, shoulder parrot, sword and scabbard, hook for a hand, and peg for a leg.
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“Biretta.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/biretta. Accessed 1 Jul. 2026.
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