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 The former led to the meaning "distinctive clothing given to servants" (early 14c.); the latter now is obsolete except in livery stable (1705).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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