| 单词 | tree of liberty |
| 释义 | > as lemmastree of liberty tree of liberty n. a tree (or a pole) planted in celebration of a revolution or victory securing liberty (chiefly in reference to the French Revolution); also figurative. ΘΚΠ society > authority > lack of subjection > freedom or liberty > liberation > [noun] > symbol of cap of liberty1709 tree of liberty1765 liberty pole1769 liberty tree1769 1765 Universal Mag. 37 376/2 Known by the name of the Tree of Liberty ever since the memorable 14th of August. 1837 T. Carlyle French Revol. II. i. xii. 90 A Tree of Liberty sixty feet high; and Phrygian Cap on it, of size enormous. 1890 W. E. H. Lecky Hist. Eng. 18th Cent. VII. xxvii. 207 Trees of liberty had been planted in Antrim, and bonfires lit in consequence of French victories. < as lemmas |
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