liberty cap

noun

a soft, conical cap given to a freed slave in ancient Rome at manumission of his servitude, used as a symbol of liberty, especially since the 18th century.

Compare Phrygian cap.

Origin of liberty cap

First recorded in 1795–1805

Words nearby liberty cap

libertinism, liberty, Liberty Bell, Liberty bodice, Liberty bond, liberty cap, liberty hall, liberty horse, Liberty Island, Liberty loan, liberty of speech

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Example sentences from the Web for liberty cap

The men wear a tall, red, liberty-cap sort of a bonnet, its top-knot hanging down to the shoulder—always to the left.
Castles and Chateaux of Old Navarre and the Basque Provinces|Francis Miltoun
With a bursting heart, he snatched off his liberty-cap, threw it in the air, and cried: "Vive la République!"
When a Cobbler Ruled a King|Augusta Huiell Seaman
On the highest point in the center a fine flagstaff one hundred and twenty feet high was proudly crowned by a liberty-cap.
A Backward Glance at Eighty|Charles A. Murdock
A liberty-cap, and a large well-made shield on which to lean, added to the picturesque effect.
Betty's Happy Year|Carolyn Wells

But when it came to the liberty-cap, nothing would induce him to let it be placed on his head.
When a Cobbler Ruled a King|Augusta Huiell Seaman

British Dictionary definitions for liberty cap

liberty cap

noun

a cap of soft felt worn as a symbol of liberty, esp during the French Revolution, from the practice in ancient Rome of giving a freed slave such a cap

a poisonous hallucinogenic basidiomycetous fungus, Psilocybe semilanceata, yellowish-brown with a distinctive pointed cap, found in groups in grassland

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单词	liberty cap
释义	liberty cap noun a soft, conical cap given to a freed slave in ancient Rome at manumission of his servitude, used as a symbol of liberty, especially since the 18th century. Compare Phrygian cap. Origin of liberty cap First recorded in 1795–1805 Words nearby liberty cap libertinism, liberty, Liberty Bell, Liberty bodice, Liberty bond, liberty cap, liberty hall, liberty horse, Liberty Island, Liberty loan, liberty of speech Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for liberty cap The men wear a tall, red, liberty-cap sort of a bonnet, its top-knot hanging down to the shoulder—always to the left. Castles and Chateaux of Old Navarre and the Basque Provinces\|Francis Miltoun With a bursting heart, he snatched off his liberty-cap, threw it in the air, and cried: "Vive la République!" When a Cobbler Ruled a King\|Augusta Huiell Seaman On the highest point in the center a fine flagstaff one hundred and twenty feet high was proudly crowned by a liberty-cap. A Backward Glance at Eighty\|Charles A. Murdock A liberty-cap, and a large well-made shield on which to lean, added to the picturesque effect. Betty's Happy Year\|Carolyn Wells But when it came to the liberty-cap, nothing would induce him to let it be placed on his head. When a Cobbler Ruled a King\|Augusta Huiell Seaman British Dictionary definitions for liberty cap liberty cap noun a cap of soft felt worn as a symbol of liberty, esp during the French Revolution, from the practice in ancient Rome of giving a freed slave such a cap a poisonous hallucinogenic basidiomycetous fungus, Psilocybe semilanceata, yellowish-brown with a distinctive pointed cap, found in groups in grassland Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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