Beret


a soft, visorless cap with a close-fitting headband and a wide, round top often with a tab at its center.
Contemporary Examples

The Literary Life Sara Nelson June 1, 2009
The Monica Column You Least Expected Kevin Bleyer May 10, 2014
Monica Lewinsky Is Doomed: Trying To Craft a Career Outside Her Infamy May Be Impossible Lloyd Grove July 1, 2014
The Savory Life of Sheila Lukins Sara Nelson August 31, 2009
Mel Brooks Is Always Funny and Often Wise in This 1975 Playboy Interview Alex Belth February 15, 2014

Historical Examples

The Bridal March; One Day Bjrnstjerne Bjrnson
Hex Laurence Mark Janifer (AKA Larry M. Harris)
The Bridal March; One Day Bjrnstjerne Bjrnson
When the Owl Cries Paul Bartlett
Space Viking Henry Beam Piper

noun
a round close-fitting brimless cap of soft wool material or felt
n.

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