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Ecclesiastical cap: Var.
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berretta
Word definitions for berretta in dictionaries
The Collaborative International Dictionary
Word definitions in The Collaborative International Dictionary
Berretta \Ber*ret"ta\, n. [It., fr. LL. birrettum, berretum, a cap, dim. of L. birrus, birrum, a cloak to keep off rain, cf. Gr. ? tawny, red: cf. Sp. birreta, Pg. barrete, and E. Barret .] A square cap worn by ecclesiastics of the Roman Catholic Church. ...
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Word definitions in Wiktionary
n. (archaic form of biretta English)
Usage examples of berretta.
Switching the Berretta to his left hand, hegroped for the banister with his right.
Strathmore sat on the couch with the Berretta proppedawkwardly in his lap.
Switching the Berretta to his left hand, he groped for the banister with his right.
Strathmore sat on the couch with the Berretta propped awkwardly in his lap.
Brownings and 9mm Lahtis, Polish Radoms, Italian Berretta autos, and Glisenti revolvers, a few dozen Russian Nagant revolvers in poor shape, three different configurations of Spanish Astra pistols, some practically new 7.
Pat tenderly patted the Berretta 9mm pistol her oldest brother had given her and tried very hard to look innocent.
One Berretta 9mm pistol with three clips, one case of formula, and three baby bottles.
I took the Berretta out of the holster and dropped it in the pocket of my coat and stepped away from him.
On the other side of the door, out of view of anyone in the hall, he laid a holstered Berretta Centurion, an extra magazine, and a box of 9-mm.
It was a small Berretta automatic, aimed at a spot between Sandra and Nick.
Tom said, as they checked their Berrettas and made sure their SOU identification was at hand.
Lorenzo Ricci with his berretta on his head like one of the prefects of the lines, the three patrons of holy youth - saint Stanislaus Kostka, saint Aloysius Gonzago, and Blessed John Berchmans, all with young faces because they died when they were young, and Father Peter Kenny sitting in a chair wrapped in a big cloak.