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biretta

/buh-ret-uh/US // bəˈrɛt ə //UK // (bɪˈrɛtə) //

蓓蕾塔

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Definitions

n.名词 noun
  1. 1
    • : a stiff square cap with three or four upright projecting pieces extending from the center of the top to the edge, worn by ecclesiastics.

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Examples

  • He sighed, but resigning himself to the inevitable, lifted his biretta as he came up to the door.

  • Then came a large man with bold features and dark complexion, wearing a purple robe edged with red and a red biretta.

  • On our heads we wore a fascinating "biretta," or cap with a tall feather.

  • Cerini was clad in the black silk soutane of his learned order, with the biretta upon his head.

  • The pope first invests him with the rochet and red biretta, but there is no formal ceremony.