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   Liv·er·y

   /ˈliv(ə)rē/

   

   noun

   • 1. special uniform worn by a servant or official: "yeomen of the guard wearing a royal red and gold livery"
   • ▪ a special design and color scheme used on the vehicles, aircraft, or products of a particular company: "the city's trams are painted in a red and white livery"
   • 2. short for livery stable North American
   • 3. (in the UK) the members of a livery company collectively.
   • 4. a provision of food or clothing for servants. historical

   Word Origin Middle English: from Old French livree ‘delivered’, feminine past participle of livrer, from Latin liberare ‘liberate’ (in medieval Latin ‘hand over’). The original sense was ‘the dispensing of food, provisions, or clothing to servants’; hence livery1 (sense 4), also ‘allowance of provender for horses’, surviving in the phrase at livery and in livery stable. livery1 (sense 1) arose because medieval nobles provided matching clothes to distinguish their servants from others'.

   Scrabble Points: 12

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   What is livery noun?

   • Definition of livery noun from the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary (British English) the colours in which the vehicles, aircraft or products of a particular company are painted The Oxford Learner’s Thesaurus explains the difference between groups of similar words. Try it for free as part of the Oxford Advanced Learner’s Dictionary app

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   Where did the word livery come from?

   • Origin livery (1300-1400) Old French livree “delivery”, from livrer “to deliver”, from Latin liberare; → LIBERATE livery meaning, definition, what is livery: the colours and designs used by a compan...: Learn more.

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   What is a company's livery?

   • The livery of a particular company is the special design or set of colours associated with it that is put on its products and possessions . ...buffet cars in the railway company's bright red and yellow livery. Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner’s Dictionary. Copyright © HarperCollins Publishers 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. a. b. 6. See at livery

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   What is a store's livery?

   • A store or chain ’s livery is one or more features, such as color scheme, logo, layout, and staff uniform, that distinguishes it from other stores or chains. The chain carried out a comprehensive review of its entire image, from logos to packaging and the characteristic blue livery used for decades to identify its goods.

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   a special uniform worn by servants or officials, especially in the past. Definition of livery noun in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.

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   a guild or company of the City of London entitled to wear such livery. characteristic dress, garb, or outward appearance: the green livery of summer. the care, feeding, stabling, etc., of horses for pay.

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   2 days ago · 1. the identifying uniform, badge, etc, of a member of a guild or one of the servants of a feudal lord. 2. a uniform worn by some menservants and chauffeurs. 3. an individual or group that wears such a uniform. 4. distinctive dress or outward appearance. 5. a. the stabling, keeping, or hiring out of horses for money. b. ( as modifier )

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   More generally: the distinctive dress or uniform provided for and worn by an official, retainer, or employee (in early use esp. a single item such as a collar, hood, or gown, but more generally a suit of clothes or uniform); spec. the characteristic uniform or insignia worn by a household's retainers or servants (in later use largely restricted ...

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   Definition of livery noun in Oxford Advanced American Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.

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   The meaning of LIVERY is a concern offering vehicles (such as boats) for rent. How to use livery in a sentence.