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Default Question for Brits
In Muriel Spark's A Far Cry from Kensington a couple living in the boarding house wear "Liberty robes" before bedtime. I've been able to ascertain that a liberty robe is a kind of pastoral garment, but does anyone know where the "liberty" comes from?
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