Phrygian cap

noun

: a close-fitting cap represented in Greek art as conical and identified in modern art with the liberty cap compare bonnet rouge

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“Phrygian cap.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/Phrygian%20cap. Accessed 28 Dec. 2024.

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