"beretless" meaning in English

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Adjective

Etymology: From beret + -less. Etymology templates: {{suffix|en|beret|less}} beret + -less Head templates: {{en-adj|-}} beretless (not comparable)
  1. Without a beret. Tags: not-comparable
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