biretta (redirected from birettas)

bi·ret·ta also be·ret·ta or ber·ret·ta  (b-rt)

n. Ecclesiastical

A stiff square cap with three or four ridges across the crown. Birettas are worn especially by Roman Catholic clergy and are black for priests, purple for bishops, and red for cardinals.

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[Italian berretta, from Old Provençal berret, cap, from Late Latin birrus, hooded cloak, probably of Celtic origin.]

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biretta

Noun

RC Church a stiff square clerical cap [Italian berretta]

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biretta - a stiff cap with ridges across the crown; worn by Roman Catholic clergy berretta, birretta cap - a tight-fitting headdress