An Etymological Dictionary of the German Language/Barett

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An Etymological Dictionary of the German Language, B (1891)
by Friedrich Kluge, translated by John Francis Davis
Barett
Friedrich Kluge2505969An Etymological Dictionary of the German Language, B — Barett1891John Francis Davis

Barett, n., ‘skull-cap, hood,’ adopted in the 15th cent. from Fr. barrette, MidLat. birrétta, a deriv. from Lat. birrus, birrum, ‘cloak, pallium.’