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liveried

liveried

1 8.8
Wearing a special uniform to show they work for a person or place
  • adjective
  • /ˈlɪvərid/
translation icon : uniformado
  • He nodded to the liveried driver standing ready at the door.
  • liveried servant
  • liveried footman
  • liveried doorman

Examples

  • 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

uniformed
vsliveried
60 2.3

Wearing special clothes for work or official duty

emphasizes distinctive identifying attire tied to a group or servant role
arrayed
vsliveried
  • Formal
7.2

Dressed in fine clothes for a ceremony or formal event

is regular identifying attire used to mark group membership or servant role

Antonyms

Not wearing a special uniform that staff usually wear

Surface Forms

liveried positive

Morphology

liveried = livery (transparent) = livery + ed

Regular adjectival formation from the noun 'livery' meaning 'wearing a livery', so the meaning is directly derived and clear to learners.

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.