livery
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English [edit]
Etymology [edit]
From Anglo-Norman liveree, from Old French livree. Compare modern French livrer.
Pronunciation [edit]
Noun [edit]
livery (plural liveries)
- Any distinctive identifying uniform worn by a group, such as the uniform worn by chauffeurs and male servants.
- By wearing livery, the brewers publicly expressed guild association and solidarity; - J. M. Bennett
- The paint scheme of a vehicle or fleet of vehicles.
- The airline's new livery received a mixed reaction from the press.
- (US) A taxicab or limousine.
- (law) The delivery of property from one owner to the next.
- (historical) The rental of horses or carriages; the rental of canoes; the care and/or boarding of horses for money.
- (historical) A stable that keeps horses or carridges for rental.
Derived terms [edit]
Translations [edit]
distinctive uniform worn by a group, such as the uniform worn by chauffeurs and male servants
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legal: delivery of property
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Verb [edit]
livery (third-person singular simple present liveries, present participle liverying, simple past and past participle liveried)
