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liberty cap
(encz) | liberty cap, n: |
liberty cap
(gcide) | 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}.
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Liberty cap
(gcide) | 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 ownership of the person or
services; freedom; -- opposed to slavery, serfdom,
bondage, or subjection.
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But ye . . . caused every man his servant, and every
man his handmaid whom he had set at liberty at their
pleasure, to return, and brought them into
subjection. --Jer. xxxiv.
16.
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Delivered fro the bondage of corruption into the
glorious liberty of the sons of God. --Bible, 1551.
Rom. viii. 21.
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2. Freedom from imprisonment, bonds, or other restraint upon
locomotion.
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Being pent from liberty, as I am now. --Shak.
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3. A privilege conferred by a superior power; permission
granted; leave; as, liberty given to a child to play, or
to a witness to leave a court, and the like.
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4. Privilege; exemption; franchise; immunity enjoyed by
prescription or by grant; as, the liberties of the
commercial cities of Europe.
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His majesty gave not an entire county to any; much
less did he grant . . . any extraordinary liberties.
--Sir J.
Davies.
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5. The place within which certain immunities are enjoyed, or
jurisdiction is exercised. [Eng.]
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Brought forth into some public or open place within
the liberty of the city, and there . . . burned.
--Fuller.
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6. A certain amount of freedom; permission to go freely
within certain limits; also, the place or limits within
which such freedom is exercised; as, the liberties of a
prison.
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7. A privilege or license in violation of the laws of
etiquette or propriety; as, to permit, or take, a liberty.
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He was repeatedly provoked into striking those who
had taken liberties with him. --Macaulay.
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8. The power of choice; freedom from necessity; freedom from
compulsion or constraint in willing.
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The idea of liberty is the idea of a power in any
agent to do or forbear any particular action,
according to the determination or thought of the
mind, whereby either of them is preferred to the
other. --Locke.
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This liberty of judgment did not of necessity lead
to lawlessness. --J. A.
Symonds.
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9. (Manege) A curve or arch in a bit to afford room for the
tongue of the horse.
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10. (Naut.) Leave of absence; permission to go on shore.
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At liberty.
(a) Unconfined; free.
(b) At leisure.
Civil liberty, exemption from arbitrary interference with
person, opinion, or property, on the part of the
government under which one lives, and freedom to take part
in modifying that government or its laws.
Liberty bell. See under Bell.
Liberty cap.
(a) The Roman pileus which was given to a slave at his
manumission.
(b) A limp, close-fitting cap with which the head of
representations of the goddess of liberty is often
decked. It is sometimes represented on a spear or a
liberty pole.
Liberty of the press, freedom to print and publish without
official supervision.
Liberty party, the party, in the American Revolution, which
favored independence of England; in more recent usage, a
party which favored the emancipation of the slaves.
Liberty pole, a tall flagstaff planted in the ground, often
surmounted by a liberty cap. [U. S.]
Moral liberty, that liberty of choice which is essential to
moral responsibility.
Religious liberty, freedom of religious opinion and
worship.
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Syn: Leave; permission; license.
Usage: Liberty, Freedom. These words, though often
interchanged, are distinct in some of their
applications. Liberty has reference to previous
restraint; freedom, to the simple, unrepressed
exercise of our powers. A slave is set at liberty; his
master had always been in a state of freedom. A
prisoner under trial may ask liberty (exemption from
restraint) to speak his sentiments with freedom (the
spontaneous and bold utterance of his feelings). The
liberty of the press is our great security for freedom
of thought.
[1913 Webster] |
liberty cap
(wn) | liberty cap
n 1: close-fitting conical cap worn as a symbol of liberty
during the French Revolution and in the U.S. before 1800 |
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liberty cap
(encz) | liberty cap, n: |
liberty cap
(gcide) | 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.]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 ownership of the person or
services; freedom; -- opposed to slavery, serfdom,
bondage, or subjection.
[1913 Webster]
But ye . . . caused every man his servant, and every
man his handmaid whom he had set at liberty at their
pleasure, to return, and brought them into
subjection. --Jer. xxxiv.
16.
[1913 Webster]
Delivered fro the bondage of corruption into the
glorious liberty of the sons of God. --Bible, 1551.
Rom. viii. 21.
[1913 Webster]
2. Freedom from imprisonment, bonds, or other restraint upon
locomotion.
[1913 Webster]
Being pent from liberty, as I am now. --Shak.
[1913 Webster]
3. A privilege conferred by a superior power; permission
granted; leave; as, liberty given to a child to play, or
to a witness to leave a court, and the like.
[1913 Webster]
4. Privilege; exemption; franchise; immunity enjoyed by
prescription or by grant; as, the liberties of the
commercial cities of Europe.
[1913 Webster]
His majesty gave not an entire county to any; much
less did he grant . . . any extraordinary liberties.
--Sir J.
Davies.
[1913 Webster]
5. The place within which certain immunities are enjoyed, or
jurisdiction is exercised. [Eng.]
[1913 Webster]
Brought forth into some public or open place within
the liberty of the city, and there . . . burned.
--Fuller.
[1913 Webster]
6. A certain amount of freedom; permission to go freely
within certain limits; also, the place or limits within
which such freedom is exercised; as, the liberties of a
prison.
[1913 Webster]
7. A privilege or license in violation of the laws of
etiquette or propriety; as, to permit, or take, a liberty.
[1913 Webster]
He was repeatedly provoked into striking those who
had taken liberties with him. --Macaulay.
[1913 Webster]
8. The power of choice; freedom from necessity; freedom from
compulsion or constraint in willing.
[1913 Webster]
The idea of liberty is the idea of a power in any
agent to do or forbear any particular action,
according to the determination or thought of the
mind, whereby either of them is preferred to the
other. --Locke.
[1913 Webster]
This liberty of judgment did not of necessity lead
to lawlessness. --J. A.
Symonds.
[1913 Webster]
9. (Manege) A curve or arch in a bit to afford room for the
tongue of the horse.
[1913 Webster]
10. (Naut.) Leave of absence; permission to go on shore.
[1913 Webster]
At liberty.
(a) Unconfined; free.
(b) At leisure.
Civil liberty, exemption from arbitrary interference with
person, opinion, or property, on the part of the
government under which one lives, and freedom to take part
in modifying that government or its laws.
Liberty bell. See under Bell.
Liberty cap.
(a) The Roman pileus which was given to a slave at his
manumission.
(b) A limp, close-fitting cap with which the head of
representations of the goddess of liberty is often
decked. It is sometimes represented on a spear or a
liberty pole.
Liberty of the press, freedom to print and publish without
official supervision.
Liberty party, the party, in the American Revolution, which
favored independence of England; in more recent usage, a
party which favored the emancipation of the slaves.
Liberty pole, a tall flagstaff planted in the ground, often
surmounted by a liberty cap. [U. S.]
Moral liberty, that liberty of choice which is essential to
moral responsibility.
Religious liberty, freedom of religious opinion and
worship.
[1913 Webster]
Syn: Leave; permission; license.
Usage: Liberty, Freedom. These words, though often
interchanged, are distinct in some of their
applications. Liberty has reference to previous
restraint; freedom, to the simple, unrepressed
exercise of our powers. A slave is set at liberty; his
master had always been in a state of freedom. A
prisoner under trial may ask liberty (exemption from
restraint) to speak his sentiments with freedom (the
spontaneous and bold utterance of his feelings). The
liberty of the press is our great security for freedom
of thought.
[1913 Webster] |
liberty cap
(wn) | liberty cap
n 1: close-fitting conical cap worn as a symbol of liberty
during the French Revolution and in the U.S. before 1800 |
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