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livery
1[liv-uh-ree, liv-ree]
noun
plural
liveriesthe care, feeding, stabling, etc., of horses for pay.
Also called livery stable.a stable where horses are cared for or rented out for pay.
a company that rents out automobiles, boats, etc.
a distinctive design or color scheme that marks something, especially a bus, train, airplane, etc., as belonging to a particular company or organization.
This airline's red-and-blue livery makes its planes easy to spot.
a distinctive uniform, badge, or device formerly provided for servants.
distinctive attire worn by an official, a member of a company or guild, etc.
Also called livery company.British.a guild or company of the City of London entitled to wear such livery.
characteristic dress or outward appearance.
the green livery of summer.
Law.an ancient method of conveying a freehold by formal delivery of possession.
livery
2[liv-uh-ree]
adjective
livery
1/ ˈɪəɪ /
noun
the identifying uniform, badge, etc, of a member of a guild or one of the servants of a feudal lord
a uniform worn by some menservants and chauffeurs
an individual or group that wears such a uniform
distinctive dress or outward appearance
the stabling, keeping, or hiring out of horses for money
( as modifier )
a livery horse
being kept in a livery stable
legal history an ancient method of conveying freehold land
livery
2/ ˈɪəɪ /
adjective
of or resembling liver
another word for liverish
Word History and Origins
Word History and Origins
Origin of livery1
Example Sentences
It will be the first service with the new GBR livery.
He even picked out his own colour palette, scrapping Kennedy's design for a red-white-and-blue livery.
David remembered Houston being wheeled out of the livery room with Bobbi in her arms and as she grew, watching her run around playing games.
Between the pomp surrounding donning one’s holy livery, pointed glares and swishing red silks and velvets, these cassocked clergymen make bored teenagers seem kind.
Historical markings along Caliente-Bodfish Road indicate buildings that once existed: barbershop, a blacksmith, the Grand Inn and a livery stable.
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