Antonyms for livery


Grammar : Noun, verb
Spell : liv-uh-ree, liv-ree
Phonetic Transcription : ˈlɪv ə ri, ˈlɪv ri


Definition of livery

Origin :
  • c.1300, "household allowance of any kind (food, provisions, clothing) to retainers or servants," from Anglo-French livere (late 13c.), Old French livrée, "allowance, ration, pay," originally "(clothes) delivered by a master to his retinue," from fem. past participle of livrer "to dispense, deliver, hand over," from Latin liberare (see liberate). The sense later was reduced to "servants' rations" and "provender for horses" (mid-15c.). The former led to the meaning "distinctive clothing given to servants" (early 14c.); the latter now is obsolete except in livery stable (1705). Related: Liveried.
  • As in suit : noun matching top and bottom clothing
  • As in trappings : noun paraphernalia, equipment
  • As in uniform : noun coordinated outfit
  • As in clothing : noun attire
  • As in clothes/clothing : noun personal attire
  • As in costume : noun set of clothes
  • As in clothe : verb cover with apparel
Example sentences :
  • I looked up, and saw the livery my father's menials had worn.
  • Extract from : « Night and Morning, Complete » by Edward Bulwer-Lytton
  • I took her myself to livery stables near me, and wrote for Styles.
  • Extract from : « Wilfrid Cumbermede » by George MacDonald
  • Into this scene stepped a young man in the Burrell Court livery.
  • Extract from : « A Singer from the Sea » by Amelia Edith Huddleston Barr
  • “Pete” himself had driven the equipage over from the livery stable.
  • Extract from : « Cap'n Warren's Wards » by Joseph C. Lincoln
  • Once in a while a picnic comes over in a livery four-seater, but not often.
  • Extract from : « The Woman-Haters » by Joseph C. Lincoln
  • I heard your speech this morning about his mistress, with her livery of scarlet and gold.
  • Extract from : « The Eternal City » by Hall Caine
  • Fust time she was in one of Snow's livery buggies, Snow's boy drivin' her.
  • Extract from : « The Woman-Haters » by Joseph C. Lincoln
  • The butler, an exalted personage in livery, answered my ring.
  • Extract from : « Kent Knowles: Quahaug » by Joseph C. Lincoln
  • Can ye say that, beholding me in this livery of a service I despise?
  • Extract from : « Captain Blood » by Rafael Sabatini
  • There was only one way of renouncing the world—to return its wages and strip off its livery.
  • Extract from : « The Manxman » by Hall Caine

Synonyms for livery

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