Phrygian cap
a soft, conical cap represented in ancient Greek art as part of Phrygian dress and associated, since the late 18th and early 19th centuries, with the liberty cap.
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How to use Phrygian cap in a sentence
Phrygian cap, a cap worn by the Phrygians, and worn in modern times as the symbol of freedom.
The Nuttall Encyclopaedia | Edited by Rev. James WoodHe has folded his stocking cap, so that it comes forward to his brow like a Phrygian cap.
Sea and Sardinia | D. H. Lawrence
British Dictionary definitions for Phrygian cap
a conical cap of soft material worn during ancient times that became a symbol of liberty during the French Revolution
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