CAP. OF LIBERTY
\kˈap ɒv lˈɪbəti], \kˈap ɒv lˈɪbəti], \k_ˈa_p ɒ_v l_ˈɪ_b_ə_t_i]\
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A symbol suggested seemingly by the representations of the Roman goddess Libertas, who held a cap in one hand. In England Britannia is sometimes represented as bearing such a cap, blue with a white border, on a spear. In France a red cap was chosen as the badge of the Jacobin Club.
By Henry Percy Smith
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