![]() The state of being kept at a certain rate. The writ by which possession is obtained. Had the two houses first sued out their livery, and once effectually redeemed themselves from the wardship of the tumults, I should then suspect my own judgment.Ĭharles I. You do wrongfully seize Hereford’s right, Oh! the great-coat was hanging over the panel, and hid the arms, so it did otherwise, I am sure, I should have observed them, and the livery too if the servant had not been in mourning, one should have known him by the livery.Ī little way down the room I saw the black face and woolly head of Bill Richmond, in a purple-and-gold footman’s livery-destined to be the predecessor of Molineaux, Sutton, and all that line of black boxers who have shown that the muscular power and insensibility to pain which distinguish the African give him a peculiar advantage in the sports of the ring.Samuel Johnson's Dictionary Rate this definition: 0.0 / 0 votesĮtymology: from livrer, French. (Gulliver's Travels into several remote nations of the world, by Jonathan Swift)Įlizabeth immediately recognizing the livery, guessed what it meant, and imparted no small degree of her surprise to her relations by acquainting them with the honour which she expected. Whenever I had a mind to see the town, it was always in my travelling-closet which Glumdalclitch held in her lap in a kind of open sedan, after the fashion of the country, borne by four men, and attended by two others in the queen’s livery. "Then I take it for granted," observed Sir Walter, "that his face is about as orange as the cuffs and capes of my livery." She would canter up to the door on her pony, followed by a mounted livery servant. The horses were post and neither the carriage, nor the livery of the servant who preceded it, were familiar to them. (Rodney Stone, by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle) The reins and fittings were of a light fawn colour, and the gentleman had a driving-coat to match, with a servant in dark livery behind. (Treasure Island, by Robert Louis Stevenson) Nobody could have thought of putting him in a livery, he was so highly respectable.Īye, but you see, returned Ben Gunn, I didn't mean giving me a gate to keep, and a suit of livery clothes, and such that's not my mark, Jim. Liver (large and complicated reddish-brown glandular organ located in the upper right portion of the abdominal cavity secretes bile and functions in metabolism of protein and carbohydrate and fat synthesizes substances involved in the clotting of the blood synthesizes vitamin A detoxifies poisonous substances and breaks down worn-out erythrocytes) Ill sick (affected by an impairment of normal physical or mental function) Suffering from or suggesting a liver disorder or gastric distress The care (feeding and stabling) of horses for payĪid attention care tending (the work of providing treatment for or attending to someone or something) Surrender (the delivery of a principal into lawful custody)īailment (the delivery of personal property in trust by the bailor to the bailee) Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "livery"): The voluntary transfer of something (title or possession) from one party to anotherĬonveyance conveyance of title conveyancing conveying (act of transferring property title from one person to another) Uniform (clothing of distinctive design worn by members of a particular group as a means of identification) ![]() Uniform worn by some menservants and chauffeurs
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