Livery

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The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 4th Edition
  • n. A distinctive uniform worn by the male servants of a household.
  • n. The distinctive dress worn by the members of a particular group; uniform: ushers in livery.
  • n. The costume or insignia worn by the retainers of a feudal lord.
  • n. The boarding and care of horses for a fee.
  • n. The hiring out of horses and carriages.
  • n. A livery stable.
  • n. A business that offers vehicles, such as automobiles or boats, for hire.
  • n. Law Official delivery of property, especially land, to a new owner.
  • Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License
  • n. Any distinctive identifying uniform worn by a group, such as the uniform worn by chauffeurs and male servants.
  • n. The paint scheme of a vehicle or fleet of vehicles.
  • n. A taxicab or limousine.
  • n. The delivery of property from one owner to the next.
  • n. The rental of horses or carriages; the rental of canoes; the care and/or boarding of horses for money.
  • n. A stable that keeps horses or carridges for rental.
  • v. To clothe in.
  • the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English
  • n.
  • n. The act of delivering possession of lands or tenements.
  • n. The writ by which possession is obtained.
  • n. Release from wardship; deliverance.
  • n. That which is delivered out statedly or formally, as clothing, food, etc.
  • n. The uniform clothing issued by feudal superiors to their retainers and serving as a badge when in military service.
  • n. The peculiar dress by which the servants of a nobleman or gentleman are distinguished.
  • n. Hence, also, the peculiar dress or garb appropriated by any association or body of persons to their own use; ; also, the whole body or company of persons wearing such a garb, and entitled to the privileges of the association.
  • n. Hence, any characteristic dress or outward appearance.
  • n. An allowance of food statedly given out; a ration, as to a family, to servants, to horses, etc.
  • n. The feeding, stabling, and care of horses for compensation; boarding.
  • n. The keeping of horses in readiness to be hired temporarily for riding or driving; the state of being so kept; also, the place where horses are so kept, also called a livery stable.
  • n. A low grade of wool.
  • v. To clothe in, or as in, livery.
  • The Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia
  • Resembling the liver: as, a livery color, texture, etc.
  • n. Delivery; allowance; grant; permission.
  • n. In law: The act of giving possession; delivery.
  • n. The charter or deed of possession accompanying the delivery.
  • n. Release from constraint or control; deliverance.
  • n. Delivery (of blows).
  • n. An allowance of food or other provisions statedly given out; a ration, as to a family, to servants, to horses, etc.
  • n. Keeping on a certain or regular allowance at a certain rate; regular keeping and attendance: now used only of horses: as, to keep a horse at livery.
  • n. A regular distribution of uniform garments, badges, etc., to any body of men; hence, a uniform style prescribed for the dress of a body of servants, followers, or associates.
  • n. A badge, cognizance, garment, or entire costume of uniform fashion formerly marking the retainers of a feudal lord, the followers of a military superior, or the members of a company, as a gild or corporation; at the present time, the dress worn by servants, especially men servants, when of peculiar fashion and indicating whom it is that they serve.
  • n. Figuratively, any characteristic dress, or a dress assumed for or worn upon a particular occasion; hence, characteristic covering or outward appearance: as, the livery of May or of autumn.
  • n. A livery-stable.
  • n. Same as livery company: as, the London liveries.
  • To clothe in or as if in livery.
  • WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
  • adj. suffering from or suggesting a liver disorder or gastric distress
  • n. the care (feeding and stabling) of horses for pay
  • n. uniform worn by some menservants and chauffeurs
  • n. the voluntary transfer of something (title or possession) from one party to another
  • Equivalent
    ill    sick   
    Hypernym
    Words that are more generic or abstract
    care    aid    attention    tending    uniform   
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    deliverance    boarding   
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