From Longman Dictionary of Contemporary Englishliveryliv‧e‧ry /ˈlɪvəri/ noun (plural liveries) 1 [countable, uncountable] British EnglishBAPD the colours and designs used by a company on its property and vehicles2 [countable, uncountable]DC a special uniform worn by servants in past times3 [uncountable] the business of keeping and taking care of horses, especially in past times a livery stable → liveried
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livery• a livery cab• Bicycle liveries are located throughout downtown and at some hotels.• The fingerboard is rosewood with the somewhat imposing lightning bolt inlays which share the blue livery chosen for this particular model.• When taken over by London Transport in July 1933, at first these cars became 31E-55E still in Croydon livery.• The first unit in the Malpensa Express red livery was unveiled on March 12.• Then the war heroes came back home and bumped Lucky out ofhis place at the livery.• I heard the men shouting in the livery stable.• The metal trim on the livery stable was gleaming like molten brass.From Longman Business Dictionaryliveryliv‧e‧ry /ˈlɪvəri/ noun [countable, uncountable] BrEMARKETING the colours and designs used by a company on its property and vehiclesThe rail company’s carriages were repainted in a two-tone brown livery.Origin livery (1300-1400) Old French livree “delivery”, from livrer “to deliver”, from Latin liberare; → LIBERATE 