Crossword clues for barret
barret
The Collaborative International Dictionary
Barret \Bar"ret\, n. [F. barrette, LL. barretum a cap. See Berretta, and cf. Biretta.] A kind of cap formerly worn by soldiers; -- called also barret cap. Also, the flat cap worn by Roman Catholic ecclesiastics.
Douglas Harper's Etymology Dictionary
type of flat cap, 1828, from French barrette, cognate with Spanish birreta, Italian beretta (see biretta).
Wiktionary
n. 1 A kind of cap formerly worn by soldiers. 2 The flat cap worn by Roman Catholic ecclesiastics.
Usage examples of "barret".
Dave Barret, Commander Walters, and Professor Hemmingwell turned to their study of the map, but Major Connel remained where he was, rubbing his chin thoughtfully.
The tunnel promised by Dave Barret had been finished in less than five days, with the rail for the monorail spur installed overhead as each yard of the shaft was completed.
As Dave Barret was assisted from the ship by the guards, Connel turned to Rush.
And we decided that regardless of what Major Connel or Firehouse or Barret have said, we'd do the same thing, in the same way again.
It was under such tight conditions that Astro, watching the least busy of the three entrances and exits, saw Dave Barret walk to a nearby public teleceiver booth, and, with the door ajar, place a transspace call to Venusport.
The booth was used often by the workers and Astro did not think much of it, until he accidentally overheard Barret's conversation.
They skidded to a stop when they saw Barret with his hands in the air and Astro's finger on the trigger of the blaster.
And you get back to work, Barret, and remember what I said about using that public teleceiver.
Still later, after they had been relieved by the Capella unit and had told them of the incident between Astro and Barret, they headed back to the Academy dormitory more tired than they had ever been before in their lives.
Major Connel, Commander Walters, Captain Strong, Professor Hemmingwell, and Dave Barret stared unbelievingly at the tangle of wires and smashed tubes on the main deck of the sleek spaceship.
Professor Hemmingwell and Barret got down on their hands and knees and examined the wrecked firing device carefully.
Leaving Hemmingwell and Barret to take care of clearing away the wreckage, Strong and Walters climbed out of the ship, left the hangar, and headed for the Academy.
But Dave Barret did not like Troy, and he made this dislike obvious by giving Troy as much work as possible, mainly tasks that were beneath his ability, claiming he only trusted the trained scientists.
A placid, easygoing man, Troy took Barret's gibes and caustic comments in silence, doing his work and getting it finished on time.
This incident gave Barret the opportunity he was looking for, and as he and Professor Hemmingwell strode through the hangar, he commented casually, "I hate to say this, sir, but I don't like the way Troy has been acting lately.