biretta
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A photograph showed Bishop Joyce, in cassock and biretta, standing in front of a Christmas tree with children on each side.
From The New Yorker ● Apr. 8, 2019
The reason the biretta is red is to symbolise each wearer's willingness to give their lives for the Catholic faith.
From BBC ● Feb. 22, 2014
Next is the collapsible biretta, a taller, square-ridged cap with three peaks on top.
From Slate ● Mar. 12, 2013
Benedict gave the new cardinals their ring and traditional red "biretta," or hat.
From Reuters ● Nov. 24, 2012
The figure was gowned in black, and the head crowned with a Spanish biretta with high-pointed corners.
From The Red Derelict by Bertram Mitford
