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liberty British & World English

the state of being free within society from oppressive restrictions imposed by authority on one’s behaviour or political views

liberties in liberty British & World English

a right or privilege, especially a statutory one

Liberty, Statue of British & World English

a statue at the entrance to New York harbour, a symbol of welcome to immigrants, representing a draped female figure carrying a book of laws in her left hand and holding aloft a torch in her right. Dedicated in 1886, it was designed by Frédéric-Auguste Bartholdi and was the gift of the French, commemorating the alliance of France and the US during the War of American Independence

liberty cap British & World English

a common small European toadstool which has a greyish-brown cap with a distinct boss and a long, thin stem, containing the hallucinogen psilocybin

liberty man British & World English

a sailor with leave to go ashore

civil liberty British & World English

the state of being subject only to laws established for the good of the community, especially with regard to freedom of action and speech

Liberty Bell British & World English

a bell in Philadelphia first rung on 8 July 1776 to celebrate the first public reading of the Declaration of Independence. It bears the legend ‘Proclaim liberty throughout all the land unto all the inhabitants thereof’ (Leviticus 25:10)

liberty boat British & World English

a boat carrying sailors who have leave to go on shore

Liberty Hall British & World English

a place where one may do as one likes

liberty horse British & World English

a horse that performs in a circus without a rider

Liberty ship British & World English

a prefabricated US-built freighter of the Second World War

liberty bodice British & World English

a girl’s or woman’s close-fitting sleeveless bodice made from thick cotton, formerly worn as a warm undergarment

Liberty Island British & World English

an island in New York Bay, off Jersey City in New Jersey, site (since 1885) of the Statue of Liberty

cap of liberty in cap1 British & World English

a conical cap given to Roman slaves when they were freed, used as a republican symbol in more recent times

take the liberty in liberty British & World English

venture to do something without first asking permission

liberty of the subject British & World English

the rights of a subject under constitutional rule

Statue of Liberty play British & World English

a trick play in which a ballcarrier takes the ball from the quarterback, who is poised as if to make a forward pass

liberty English-French

liberté f

liberty English-German

Freiheit

liberty English-Italian

libertà f

liberty English-Spanish

libertad

liberty Italian-English

Art Nouveau

be at liberty to do something in liberty English-Italian

essere libero di fare qualcosa

take the liberty of doing something in liberty English-Italian

prendersi la libertà di fare qualcosa


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