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# beret

noun (a beret, berets)

«beret» in the English dictionary: everyday — its meanings, how the lessons use it, and examples, each with its tree on Mova.

## Everyday

1. A round, soft, flat hat without a brim, often made of wool or felt. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/B/beret/#m1)
2. A beret worn as part of a uniform, especially by soldiers (for example «the Green Berets»). [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/B/beret/#m2)

### In the lessons

In French lessons and pictures the beret is a famous symbol of France, often shown with a striped top and a baguette (a cliché, not what most French people wear today). In history and uniforms, soldiers and Scouts wear berets. In art, painters are often drawn wearing one.

### Examples

- She wore a red beret to school on a cold day. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/B/beret/#x1)
- The artist in the picture had a black beret. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/B/beret/#x2)
- Soldiers in the parade wore green berets. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/B/beret/#x3)
- My nan knitted me a beret. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/B/beret/#x4)
- In our French play, Tom wore a beret and a stripy top. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/B/beret/#x5)
- The beret sat on the side of his head. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/B/beret/#x6)
- The Scouts wear blue berets. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/B/beret/#x7)

### Note

Countable: a beret, berets. Said «BEH-ray» in the UK and «buh-RAY» in the US; the t is silent because the word is French. Not the same as «berry». A cap has a peak; a beret does not.

## On Mova

- [Trees and pragmatics of «beret» in the school dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/B/beret/): every meaning and example parsed by Mova, with its dependency tree and frames.
- [«beret» in the school dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/beret.html) on Mova free.