Birrus

Bir´rus


n.1.A coarse kind of thick woolen cloth, worn by the poor in the Middle Ages; also, a woolen cap or hood worn over the shoulders or over the head.
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30) Birrete es la traduccion de la voz italiana berretto, que a su vez esta emparentada con la palabra latina birrus y el griego pyrrbs, ambas con el significado de rojo (pues a los esbirros se les identificaba por el color rojo de la capa que les servia de uniforme).
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During the early years of the Roman empire in Britain there was the birrus Britannicus, which was a hooded cape which was fastened at the front.
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