: a visorless usually woolen cap with a tight headband and a soft full flat top
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The groups had a tradition of camping in concentric circles—a cross between an Old West wagon formation and a suburban subdivision, often complete with pink plastic lawn flamingos—and wore matching blue berets that suggested a rolling fraternal lodge.
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Steven Melendez, Smithsonian Magazine, 15 May 2024
In another photo, a then-toddler Apple wears a pink beret and striped shirt, turning around to give a soft smile.
—Hannah Sacks, Peoplemag, 14 May 2024
Slimane invests this straight-down-the-middle ballad with a searching, plaintive, torch-song quality that's more quintessentially French than a beret slathered with Camembert and stuffed in a baguette.
—Glen Weldon, NPR, 9 May 2024
Ferrell donned Adler’s famous look — a beret and colored sunglasses.
—Kaitlyn Huamani, Los Angeles Times, 8 May 2024
To top it off, Bonnie's beret became the accessory du jour.
—Ew Staff, EW.com, 7 May 2024
Complementing the look was his gigantic beret made of blue foam paired with tiny sunglasses.
—Isabela Raygoza, Billboard, 6 May 2024
Wearing a black beret, brother Rex is much more confrontational, badgering and mocking Lewis about trying to erase his heritage to fit into White academic society.
—Sam Hurwitt, The Mercury News, 2 May 2024
Buster Keaton plays a gruff steamboat captain who is astonished when his son returns from college as a slim, mild-mannered sensitive type with a beret, a mustache, and a ukulele.
—Danny Horn, EW.com, 9 Apr. 2024
Steven Melendez, Smithsonian Magazine, 15 May 2024
In another photo, a then-toddler Apple wears a pink beret and striped shirt, turning around to give a soft smile.
—Hannah Sacks, Peoplemag, 14 May 2024
Slimane invests this straight-down-the-middle ballad with a searching, plaintive, torch-song quality that's more quintessentially French than a beret slathered with Camembert and stuffed in a baguette.
—Glen Weldon, NPR, 9 May 2024
Ferrell donned Adler’s famous look — a beret and colored sunglasses.
—Kaitlyn Huamani, Los Angeles Times, 8 May 2024
To top it off, Bonnie's beret became the accessory du jour.
—Ew Staff, EW.com, 7 May 2024
Complementing the look was his gigantic beret made of blue foam paired with tiny sunglasses.
—Isabela Raygoza, Billboard, 6 May 2024
Wearing a black beret, brother Rex is much more confrontational, badgering and mocking Lewis about trying to erase his heritage to fit into White academic society.
—Sam Hurwitt, The Mercury News, 2 May 2024
Buster Keaton plays a gruff steamboat captain who is astonished when his son returns from college as a slim, mild-mannered sensitive type with a beret, a mustache, and a ukulele.
—Danny Horn, EW.com, 9 Apr. 2024
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beret
noun
be·ret
bə-ˈrā 
: a soft flat wool cap without a visor
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