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beret

Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English 5++朗文当代英语 5++LDOCE 5++朗文 5++
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be·ret /ˈbereɪ $ bəˈreɪ/ noun [countable]  beret.jpg DCCa round cap with a tight band around the head and a soft loose top part 贝雷帽〔扁圆无檐柔软的小帽〕4  See picture of 见图 HAT5 see picture at 见图 hat
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beretSitting in Les Deux Magots wearing a beret is not necessarily being a critical learner.This mournfully bright menial Val wore high heels and a black beret.He has made a few concessions to fashion, however, notably a black beret.The first showed three soldiers in the cockpit of an armoured car, two with helmets, one with a black beret.The cherry berets made meticulous house-searches, even digging up the floors of some places, going into roof spaces with torches.But the unit will retain a distinctive identity by having tan berets.Antoinette wore her new blue suit and white beret.
Origin beret (1800-1900) French béret, from Provençal berret
be·ret nounChineseSyllable
a a with band tight cap Corpus round


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beret
beret /ˈbereɪ $ bəˈreɪ/ noun [countable]
 Date: 1800-1900
 Language: French
 Origin: béret, from Provençal berret

a round cap with a tight band around the head and a soft loose top part


beretBrE /ˈbereɪ/ 🔊NAmE /bəˈreɪ/ 🔊 noun
a round flat cap made out of soft cloth 贝雷帽(扁圆无檐)