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How to pronounce livery in English?

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Type Words
Synonyms delivery, legal transfer
Type of conveyance of title, conveyance, conveying, conveyancing
Has types bailment, surrender
Type Words
Synonyms bilious, liverish
Derivation liver
Type Words
Type of care, aid, attention, tending
Type Words
Type of uniform

Examples of livery

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He bought Nott's carriage and built a prosperous livery business in Schenectady.
From the timesunion.com
The leased A310s and most of PIA fleet also adopted this livery at a later date.
From the en.wikipedia.org
The airline name was eliminated, but the livery of the aircraft is recognizable.
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These buses are often specially decorated in a livery matching the team colours.
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Arriva's fleet were repainted in turquoise and cream Arriva Trains Wales livery.
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The historic garage or livery is large enough to host business and social groups.
From the sltrib.com
Go beyond that and danger will ensue because it kind of takes on a livery flavor.
From the orlandosentinel.com
We predict The new livery and clever design tweaks may be just smoke and mirrors.
From the guardian.co.uk
The town had a bank, pharmacy, filling station, livery stable and lumber company.
From the courier-journal.com
More examples
  • Bilious: suffering from or suggesting a liver disorder or gastric distress
  • Uniform worn by some menservants and chauffeurs
  • Delivery: the voluntary transfer of something (title or possession) from one party to another
  • The care (feeding and stabling) of horses for pay
  • Wearing livery; "liveried footmen stood on the palace steps"
  • A livery is a uniform or other insignia or symbol worn in a non-military context on a person or object (such as an aircraft livery or vehicle) to denote a relationship with a person or corporate body, often by using elements of the heraldry relating to that person or body, or a personal emblem, ...
  • Any distinctive identifying uniform worn by a group, such as the uniform worn by chauffeurs and male servants; The paint scheme of a vehicle or fleet of vehicles; A taxicab or limousine; The delivery of property from one owner to the next; The rental of horses and/or carriages; the rental of ...
  • (Livering) An increase in the consistency of a paint or enamel resulting in a rubbery or coagulated mass. It is caused partly by a reaction between an acid vehicle and a reactive basic pigment, which produces a soap formation.
  • (livering) an irreversible increase in the body of inks as a result of gelation or chemical reaction during storage; also refer to flocculation.