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liveried

[liv-uh-reed, liv-reed]

adjective

  1. clad in livery, as servants.

    a liveried footman.



liveried

/ ˈlɪvərɪd /

adjective

  1. (esp of servants or footmen) wearing livery

“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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Other Word Forms

  • unliveried adjective
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Word History and Origins

Origin of liveried1

First recorded in 1625–35; livery 1 + -ed 3
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Example Sentences

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But this train, liveried in light-blue and with barred windows, offered an escape.

Lloyd’s to this day has liveried staff called waiters, a throwback to its 1688 beginnings in Edward Lloyd’s coffeehouse close to the River Thames.

They operated in plain sight between November 2020 and February 2024, posing as legitimate workmen with liveried vans, barriers and signage.

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Part of the plane's blue-and-white liveried tail and other fragments lay on the ground near a wooded area.

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When the golden state coach, pulled by eight white horses and surrounded by liveried footmen, came into view, he knew it was time to use them.

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