LIVERY
\lˈɪvəɹi], \lˈɪvəɹi], \l_ˈɪ_v_ə_ɹ_i]\
Definitions of LIVERY
- 2006 - WordNet 3.0
- 2011 - English Dictionary Database
- 2010 - New Age Dictionary Database
- 1913 - Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary
- 1919 - The Winston Simplified Dictionary
- 1899 - The american dictionary of the english language.
- 1894 - The Clarendon dictionary
- 1919 - The Concise Standard Dictionary of the English Language
- 1914 - Nuttall's Standard dictionary of the English language
- 1874 - Etymological and pronouncing dictionary of the English language
- 1871 - The Cabinet Dictionary of the English Language
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suffering from or suggesting a liver disorder or gastric distress
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uniform worn by some menservants and chauffeurs
By Princeton University
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suffering from or suggesting a liver disorder or gastric distress
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uniform worn by some menservants and chauffeurs
By DataStellar Co., Ltd
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The act of delivering possession of lands or tenements.
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The writ by which possession is obtained.
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Release from wardship; deliverance.
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That which is delivered out statedly or formally, as clothing, food, etc.
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The uniform clothing issued by feudal superiors to their retainers and serving as a badge when in military service.
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The peculiar dress by which the servants of a nobleman or gentleman are distinguished; as, a claret-colored livery.
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Hence, also, the peculiar dress or garb appropriated by any association or body of persons to their own use; as, the livery of the London tradesmen, of a priest, of a charity school, etc.; also, the whole body or company of persons wearing such a garb, and entitled to the privileges of the association; as, the whole livery of London.
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An allowance of food statedly given out; a ration, as to a family, to servants, to horses, etc.
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The keeping of horses in readiness to be hired temporarily for riding or driving; the state of being so kept.
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A low grade of wool.
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To clothe in, or as in, livery.
By Oddity Software
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The act of delivering possession of lands or tenements.
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The writ by which possession is obtained.
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Release from wardship; deliverance.
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That which is delivered out statedly or formally, as clothing, food, etc.
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The uniform clothing issued by feudal superiors to their retainers and serving as a badge when in military service.
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The peculiar dress by which the servants of a nobleman or gentleman are distinguished; as, a claret-colored livery.
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Hence, also, the peculiar dress or garb appropriated by any association or body of persons to their own use; as, the livery of the London tradesmen, of a priest, of a charity school, etc.; also, the whole body or company of persons wearing such a garb, and entitled to the privileges of the association; as, the whole livery of London.
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An allowance of food statedly given out; a ration, as to a family, to servants, to horses, etc.
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The keeping of horses in readiness to be hired temporarily for riding or driving; the state of being so kept.
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A low grade of wool.
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To clothe in, or as in, livery.
By Noah Webster.
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A particular costume worn by ser s or by any other special group of per; the keeping of horses for money or the g out of horses and vehicles; a stable re horses are boarded or hired out.
By William Dodge Lewis, Edgar Arthur Singer
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(orig.) The distinctive dress worn by the household of a king or nobleman, so-called because delivered or given at regular periods: the uniform worn by servants: a dress peculiar to certain persons or things, as in the trade-guilds of London: any characteristic dress: the being kept and fed at a certain rate, as horses at livery: the whole body of liverymen in London.
By Daniel Lyons
By William Hand Browne, Samuel Stehman Haldeman
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A uniform worn as by servants.
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The keeping of horses and vehicles for hire.
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A stated allowance of food.
By James Champlin Fernald
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The act of delivering possession of property; the writ by which possession is obtained; release from wardship; deliverance; a being kept and fed regularly at a certain rate; a form of dress by which noblemen and gentlemen distinguish their servants; a particular dress or garb, appropriate or peculiar to particular persons or things; the colleclective body of liverymen in London.
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To clothe in livery.
By Nuttall, P.Austin.
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The uniform worn by servants; the state of being kept and fed at a certain rate, as horses; the body of liverymen in the city of London.
By Stormonth, James, Phelp, P. H.
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n. [French] Act of delivering possession of lands or tenements;— the writ by which possession is obtained;— deliverance; release from warship;— the peculiar dress by which, the servants of a nobleman or gentleman are distinguished;— the garb appropriated by any association or body of persons to their own use; also, the body or company wearing such a garb;— an allowance of food statedly given out, as to servants, to horses, &c.;— the body of liverymen in London.
