biretta

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Biretta, bir-et′a, n. a square cap worn by clergy—by priests, black; bishops, purple; cardinals, red.

From Chambers's Twentieth Century Dictionary (part 1 of 4: A-D) by Various

The Biretta is a square cap of black silk, or other stuff, worn by the clergy in out-of-door functions.

From The Worship of the Church and The Beauty of Holiness by Regester, J. A. (Jacob Asbury)