liveried
- adjective
- /ˈlɪvərid/
- He nodded to the liveried driver standing ready at the door.
- liveried servant
- liveried footman
- liveried doorman
Examples
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It wasn't often, Beth reflected, that you encountered liveried servants these days in London.
Fiction book (1995) -
The liveried driver drums his fingers as he waits for the light to change.
Fiction book (1992) -
The liveried servants came in and carried me out.
Fiction book (1996) -
Liveried servants opened the doors of three different coaches.
Fiction book (1994) -
Two liveried servants are walking down the road, one carrying a large silver tray, the other a smaller tray.
Fiction book (1992) -
As if on cue, a liveried driver leaped out and held the rear door open for Laurie.
Fiction book (1992) -
Scarlett held her head arrogantly high as a liveried attendant helped her from the carriage to the sidewalk.
Fiction book (1991) -
Without interrupting the dinner conversation, liveried footmen set crystal bowls of lemon ice in front of Ginger and the other houseguests.
Blog text (20) -
Two liveried Swiss Guards opened the immense bronze doors, revealing the corpulent form of Giovanni Cardinal D'Antonio.
Fiction book (1991) -
In the mansion, liveried servants knew what I wanted before I did.
Synonyms
Wearing special clothes for work or official duty
Dressed in fine clothes for a ceremony or formal event
Antonyms
Surface Forms
Morphology
Etymology
Liveried comes from livery, which originally meant something 'given' to a servant, such as special clothes or a badge. It is related to deliver ('to give'), so someone who is liveried is wearing the uniform that was given to show their job or group.