berretta

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The berretta was formerly presented to him in St. Patrick's Cathedral, April 22, 1875.

From Donahoe's Magazine, Volume 15, No. 1, January 1886 by Various

I imagine that the woman's berretta, frequently of velvet embroidered with pearls, and apparently almost as prevalent as our bonnet, must have been that close-fitting cap, square at the ears, of which we spoke yesterday.

From The Life, Letters and Work of Frederic Leighton Volume II by Barrington, Mrs. Russell

But the berretta was not allowed to lie in the basket.

From Romola by Eliot, George

The stockings, gloves, skull cap and berretta are of scarlet.

From Rome by Malleson, Hope

The infusion of mischief was getting stronger, and putting his hand to one of the jewelled pins that fastened her braids to the berretta, he drew it out.

From Romola by Eliot, George