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- Dictionarylivery/ˈlɪv(ə)ri/
noun
- 1. a special uniform worn by a servant, an official, or a member of a City Company: "yeomen of the guard wearing a royal red and gold livery"
- 2. short for livery stable North American
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1. a. : a concern offering vehicles (such as boats) for rent. a canoe livery. an automobile livery. b. : the feeding, stabling, and care of horses for pay. c. : livery stable. 2. a. chiefly British : an identifying design (as on a vehicle) that designates ownership. b. : a servant's uniform. c.
LIVERY definition: 1. a special uniform worn by servants or particular officials 2. a special pattern or design that…. Learn more.
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.
a special uniform worn by servants or particular officials. [ U ] UK. a special pattern or design that is put on the things that a company owns and sells. SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrases. Advertising and marketing. ad agency. adman. adverse publicity. advert. cross-selling. customer relationship management. demographics. detoxify.
the voluntary transfer of something (title or possession) from one party to another. synonyms: delivery, legal transfer. see more. adjective. suffering from or suggesting a liver disorder or gastric distress. synonyms: bilious, liverish. ill, sick. affected by an impairment of normal physical or mental function. Cite this entry. Style: MLA.
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)
liv·er·y. (lĭv′ə-rē, lĭv′rē) n. pl. liv·er·ies. 1. A distinctive uniform worn by the male servants of a household. 2. The distinctive dress worn by the members of a particular group; uniform: ushers in livery. 3. The costume or insignia worn by the retainers of a feudal lord.
Livery definition: A distinctive uniform worn by the male servants of a household.
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 ...
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.
