1. A flat cap with a small stiff brim, worn especially in the 16th and 17th centuries.
Usage: historical; also spelled 'baret'

Examples

• The nobleman wore a velvet barret adorned with a jeweled brooch.
• In Renaissance portraits, men of rank often appear in a barret or similar headpiece.
• The museum's collection includes several wool barrets from the Tudor period.
• He adjusted his barret before entering the formal ceremony.