zucchetto

noun

Definition of zucchettonext
as in biretta

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Recent Examples of zucchetto 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 Florence Cooper, a tourist from Vancouver, stumbled upon a group of them on Monday dressed in their distinctive black cassocks and scarlet buttons, fascias and zucchettos. — New York Times, 9 May 2018
Recent Examples of Synonyms for zucchetto
  1. biretta
  2. skullcap
  3. beret
  4. helmet
  5. turban
  6. homburg
  7. bonnet
  8. hood
Noun
  • Cardinals from Brunei and the Philippines could not travel and will receive their ring and biretta from a papal delegate.
    — NBC News, 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, Washington Post, 28 June 2018
Definition of biretta
Noun
  • Another promotional video for Rededicate 250 blends various Christian and American imagery — scenes of a cross laid on an American flag, a robed choir, people raising their hands in worship — along with a brief scene of a man praying while wearing a Jewish skullcap.
    — Peter Smith, Chicago Tribune, 14 May 2026
  • Many Jews are increasingly avoiding visible signs of their identity, such as wearing a Star of David or a kippah, or Jewish skullcap, amid fears of harassment.
    — Efrat Lachter, FOXNews.com, 5 May 2026
Definition of skullcap
Noun
  • Plus, style your early-fall looks with a blazer insert and beret to look instantly more polished.
    — Caitlyn Fitzpatrick, InStyle, 18 Aug. 2026
  • Just with fewer berets, more robots and a much larger existential crisis hiding beneath the branding.
    — Edward Morris, Forbes.com, 28 July 2026
Definition of beret
Noun
  • The team released a video introducing the white uniform featuring Honolulu Blue and black designs, along with a blue helmet.
    — DeJanay Booth-Singleton, CBS News, 26 Aug. 2026
  • Anyone can go to the brick-and-mortar store at Northwest Stadium or online and buy, for example, an Art Monk T-shirt bearing the Pro Football Hall Fame receiver's likeness in his old uniform and in his Redskins helmet.
    — Armando Salguero OutKick, FOXNews.com, 26 Aug. 2026
Definition of helmet
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
Definition of turban
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
Definition of homburg
Noun
  • Traces of a silk fabric found near her skull that may have been used as a trim on a hat or bonnet contained metal threads made of pure gold and silver.
    — Katie Hunt, CNN Money, 21 Aug. 2026
  • Use a blender to puree the tomatoes, bell pepper, scotch bonnet, and half of the onion.
    — Durrie Bouscaren, NPR, 20 Aug. 2026
Definition of bonnet
Noun
  • In surveillance video provided by police, two young men wearing hoodies, with their hoods up, and surgical-style face masks, are seen quickly ambling down the sidewalk.
    — Lincoln Anderson, New York Daily News, 23 Aug. 2026
  • Under the hood, the component loadout is budget-focused but still capable, with a cost-effective Intel Core 3 processor more than enough to handle schoolwork.
    — K. Thor Jensen, PC Magazine, 21 Aug. 2026
Definition of hood

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