Liberty cap

Liberty cap

A liberty cap is a brimless felt cap, such as the Phrygian cap or "pileus", emblematic of manumission in the Ancient World and Liberty in modern revolutionary periods.

In addition, the phrase may also refer to:

*Liberty Cap, a celebrated granite dome in Yosemite National Park
*Liberty Cap, an unusual hot spring in Yellowstone National Park
*Liberty Cap, a prominent peak on Mount Rainier
*The liberty cap ("Psilocybe semilanceata"), a psychedelic mushroom


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  • Liberty cap — Liberty Lib er*ty (l[i^]b [ e]r*t[y^]), n.; pl. {Liberties} ( t[i^]z). [OE. liberte, F. libert[ e], fr. L. libertas, fr. liber free. See {Liberal}.] 1. The state of a free person; exemption from subjection to the will of another claiming… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • liberty cap — n. a soft, closefitting cap without a visor, adopted by the French Revolutionists as a symbol of liberty …   English World dictionary

  • liberty cap — Phrygian cap Phryg i*an cap A close fitting cap represented in Greek art as worn by Orientals, assumed to have been conical in shape. It has been adopted in modern art as the so called {liberty cap}, or {cap of liberty}. [Webster 1913 Suppl.] …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • Liberty Cap (California) — Infobox Mountain Name=Liberty Cap Photo=Yosemite Nevada Fall11.jpg Caption=Liberty Cap is next to Nevada Fall Elevation=6811 feet (2076 m) Location=California, USA Range=Sierra Nevada Prominence = Convert|956|ft|m|0 cite web url =… …   Wikipedia

  • Liberty Cap Glacier — Infobox Glacier | glacier name = Liberty Cap Glacier caption = Multi lobed Liberty Cap Glacier terminates in ice cliffs (2005) type = Mountain glacier location = Mount Rainier, Washington, U.S. coordinates =… …   Wikipedia

  • liberty cap — noun 1》 a small toadstool which has a greyish brown cap with a distinct boss and a long thin stem, containing the hallucinogen psilocybin. [Psilocybe semilanceata.] 2》 another term for cap of liberty (see cap) …   English new terms dictionary

  • liberty cap — a soft, conical cap given to a freed slave in ancient Rome at manumission of his servitude, used as a symbol of liberty, esp. since the 18th century. Cf. Phrygian cap. [1795 1805] * * * …   Universalium

  • liberty cap — lib′erty cap n. clo a soft, conical cap given to a freed slave in ancient Rome, used as a symbol of liberty • Etymology: 1795–1805 …   From formal English to slang

  • liberty cap — noun close fitting conical cap worn as a symbol of liberty during the French Revolution and in the U.S. before 1800 • Hypernyms: ↑cap …   Useful english dictionary

  • liberty cap — noun Date: 1803 a close fitting conical cap used as a symbol of liberty by the French revolutionists and in the United States before 1800 …   New Collegiate Dictionary

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