Bär'ret-cäp, n.

n. [Fr. barrette, Pr. barreta, berreta, birret, Sp. birreta, barrete, It. berretta, L. Lat. barretum, birretum, a cap, dim. of Lat. birrus, birrum, a cloak of wool thrown over the other garments to keep off rain.] A kind of cap or headpiece formerly worn by soldiers. W. Scott.