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Phrygian cap
noun
- 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.
Phrygian cap
noun
- a conical cap of soft material worn during ancient times that became a symbol of liberty during the French Revolution
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Word History and Origins
Origin of Phrygian cap1
First recorded in 1840–50
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Example Sentences
Phrygian Cap, a cap worn by the Phrygians, and worn in modern times as the symbol of freedom.
From Project Gutenberg
He has folded his stocking cap, so that it comes forward to his brow like a phrygian cap.
From Project Gutenberg
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