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| bi·ret·ta [ bə réttə ] (plural bi·ret·tas) or be·ret·ta [ bə réttə ] (plural be·ret·tas) |
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cleric's stiff hat: a stiff hat worn by Roman Catholic clerics that has three upright sections meeting at the center on top. Priests wear black birettas, bishops purple ones, and cardinals red ones.
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| [Late 16th century. < Italian berretta or Spanish birreta< late Latin birrus, birrum "hooded cape or cloak"] |
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