liveried
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Definition
- Adjective:
- Wearing livery: Describes a person, typically a servant, employee, or attendant, who is dressed in a special uniform (livery) provided by their employer, often indicating their role or affiliation. This uniform is usually formal, distinctive, and traditional.
Usage Examples
- Adjective:
- The liveried footmen stood at attention by the grand entrance.
- A liveried chauffeur opened the door of the vintage car.
- The hotel's liveried doorman greeted every guest with a smile.
Advanced Usage
- "To be liveried": To be attired in the official uniform of a household, company, or organization.
- The entire staff was liveried in the family's historic colors for the ceremony.
Variants and Related Words
- Livery (noun): The special uniform worn by servants, officials, or members of a company.
- The company's livery features a navy blue coat with gold buttons.
Synonyms
- Uniformed: Wearing a uniform.
- Attired in livery: Dressed in the specific uniform of service.
Antonyms
- Plain-clothes: Wearing ordinary clothes, not a uniform.
- Out of livery: Not wearing the official uniform.
Adjective
- wearing livery
- liveried footmen stood on the palace steps