liberty cap
noun
: a close-fitting conical cap used as a symbol of liberty by the French revolutionists and in the U.S. before 1800
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The form is clearly a liberty cap.
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Washington Post, 22 Dec. 2021
But somewhere along the line the olive branch was dropped, and for the head wreath Crawford substituted a liberty cap in a tribute to the freeing of the Phrygian slaves in ancient times.
—Lily Rothman, Time, 1 Feb. 2018
In the early years, Uncle Sam was depicted as clean-shaven, amiable and even slightly goofy, clad in a stars-and-stripes dressing gown and liberty cap.
—Kim Sajet, Smithsonian, 6 Feb. 2018
Washington Post, 22 Dec. 2021
But somewhere along the line the olive branch was dropped, and for the head wreath Crawford substituted a liberty cap in a tribute to the freeing of the Phrygian slaves in ancient times.
—Lily Rothman, Time, 1 Feb. 2018
In the early years, Uncle Sam was depicted as clean-shaven, amiable and even slightly goofy, clad in a stars-and-stripes dressing gown and liberty cap.
—Kim Sajet, Smithsonian, 6 Feb. 2018
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