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biretta

noun as in headdress

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Example Sentences

He sighed, but resigning himself to the inevitable, lifted his biretta as he came up to the door.

Then came a large man with bold features and dark complexion, wearing a purple robe edged with red and a red biretta.

On our heads we wore a fascinating "biretta," or cap with a tall feather.

Cerini was clad in the black silk soutane of his learned order, with the biretta upon his head.

The pope first invests him with the rochet and red biretta, but there is no formal ceremony.

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On this page you'll find 15 synonyms, antonyms, and words related to biretta, such as: hat, helmet, tiara, turban, bonnet, and busby.

From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.

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