: a visorless usually woolen cap with a tight headband and a soft full flat top
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The name comes from the distinctive head gear used, which are of course, green berets.—Fernando Cervantes Jr., USA TODAY, 2 Jan. 2025 Tara Lipinski's Daughter Georgie Is 'Reunited' with Mom's Skating Partner Johnny Weir: 'Just the Cutest'
On the stroll around the streets of Paris, Georgia exchanged her baby pink beret for a baby pink hair bow headband.—Emma Aerin Becker, Peoplemag, 9 Aug. 2024 The decision to use green berets comes from wanting to distinguish themselves from conventional Army forces.—Fernando Cervantes Jr., USA TODAY, 2 Jan. 2025 Carpenter was also seen with a similar, matching beret, and big, bouncy curls.—Anna Cafolla, Vogue, 11 Dec. 2024 See all Example Sentences for beret
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Etymology
French béret, from Gascon berret, from Old Occitan, cap — more at biretta
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