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liveried

[ liv-uh-reed, liv-reed ]

/ ˈlɪv ə rid, ˈlɪv rid /

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adjective

clad in livery, as servants: a liveried footman.

Origin of liveried

First recorded in 1625–35; livery¹ + -ed³

OTHER WORDS FROM liveried

un·liv·er·ied, adjective

Words nearby liveried

liver salts, liver sausage, liver spot, liver spots, liver-rot, liveried, liverish, liverleaf, livermore, livermorium, liverpolitan

Example sentences from the Web for liveried

The liveried driver drew up before the hitching rack and the footmen descended from behind and opened the door of the chariot.

The Stronghold |Miriam Haynie
We can't have a liveried servant, or give dinner parties, or have a horse for riding.

Mr Punch's Pocket Ibsen - A Collection of Some of the Master's Best Known Dramas |F. Anstey
You should have a carriage and liveried servants and a title.

A Prince of Bohemia |Honore de Balzac
The liveried functionaries ignored her, probably scorned her as a mere pretty little morsel.

Tales of the Five Towns |Arnold Bennett

Perhaps it is made more so in this country by the splendid appearance of the liveried domestics of great people.

Roundabout Papers |William Makepeace Thackeray

British Dictionary definitions for liveried

liveried

/ (ˈlɪvərɪd) /

adjective

(esp of servants or footmen) wearing livery