English
barret
Barret comes from French barrette.
- Frenchc. 1600–presentbarrette
- Englishearliest quotation 1832barret
attested reconstructed ? uncertain or disputed
Earlier history not traced here.
Lineage
- Frenchc. 1600–presentbarrette
- Englishearliest quotation 1832barret
Earliest quotation: 1832, Walter Scott, Count Robert of Paris: “His head was surmounted with a barret cap, while…”
Every English word from French barrette
Today it means
noun A kind of fitted cap worn by medieval soldiers.
Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.
Etymograph / French barrette / barret