Thesaurus results for BIRETTA

biretta

noun

Definition of biretta

as in zucchetto

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Recent Examples of biretta Among those receiving the cardinals’ biretta — a crimson-red square cap with three ridges — was his point man for helping Rome’s homeless and poor. — Washington Post, 28 June 2018 Cardinals from Brunei and the Philippines could not travel and will receive their ring and biretta from a papal delegate. — NBC News, 28 Nov. 2020

Recent Examples of Synonyms for biretta

Noun

In addition to his priestly robes, Pohlmeier wore a violet zucchetto, or skull cap, and a golden pectoral cross.

— Frank E. Lockwood, Arkansas Online, 30 May 2022
After a couple of minutes, he was given his own zucchetto, and left the stage, to applause.

— Paul Elie, The New Yorker, 27 Oct. 2021

Definition of zucchetto

Noun

Madonna attended the 57th Grammy Awards in 2015 in a lacy ensemble paired with black thigh-high boots and a black beret with an attached mesh veil.

— Cara Lynn Shultz, PEOPLE, 29 June 2026
Many French fans sported blue jerseys and commemorative berets featuring the 2026 World Cup trophy.

— Eva Andersen, CBS News, 22 June 2026

Definition of beret

Noun

The caskets of his family members sat beneath Khamenei’s, which had his black turban atop it, identifying him as a direct descendant of the Prophet Muhammad.

— Nasser Karimi, Los Angeles Times, 4 July 2026
Television footage showed his coffin draped with the Iranian flag and topped with his black turban.

— Reuters, USA Today, 4 July 2026

Definition of turban

Noun

The dining room table, where the sisters wrote, is strewn with manuscripts, quill pens and tea cups; a bonnet and shawl bedeck a chair in the small kitchen.

— Tribune News Service, Baltimore Sun, 26 June 2026
Consider using a satin or silk bonnet and pillowcase to reduce friction, prevent breakage, and preserve your hairstyle while sleeping.

— Cristina Mutchler, Verywell Health, 24 June 2026

Definition of bonnet

Noun

Con un toque sutil en un cobro de una falta en los linderos del área, supera a la barrera y vence al portero bosnio, para marcar el segundo del equipo de las Barras y las Estrellas.

— Ashley Mowreader, NBC news, 3 July 2026
The rest of the new guard includes Annika de Las Heras as CEO, alongside Mette Bring Søberg, who has led the test kitchen since the last decade, as head of R&D and Pablo Soto, the head toque of Noma since 2013, as executive chef.

— Nicole Hoey, Robb Report, 10 June 2026

Definition of toque

Noun

Mitchell was the most quietly elegant of men, dressed in a costume—a homburg, a knitted vest, a tweed jacket—that seemed unchanged since the thirties, and speaking in a soft but confident North Carolina accent.

— Adam Gopnik, New Yorker, 17 Aug. 2025
Optimo stocks a variety of styles, including homburgs, porkpies, straw Panamas, and fedoras, the last of which is seen here.

— Abby Montanez, Robb Report, 3 Mar. 2024

Definition of homburg

Noun

Soldiers from the Old Guard, wearing tricorne hats and bright-red uniforms, marched past, amid a flourish of fifes and drums.

— Seth Harp, Harpers Magazine, 19 Sep. 2025
Take out yer triangular hat (a tricorn), eye patch, brass earrings, shoulder parrot, sword and scabbard, hook for a hand, and peg for a leg.

— Richard Lederer, San Diego Union-Tribune, 13 Sep. 2025