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  • Conjugation : pl  liveries
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Comprehensive English-Chinese Dictionary

livery ['lɪvərɪ] ['lɪvərɪ]
  1. 1. noun 封建贵族富人家中仆人穿的)规定的服装;号服
  2. 2. noun (穿号服的)仆人侍者
  3. 3. noun 衣服覆盖物具有特色服装装束外貌
  4. 4. noun 定量饲料
  5. 5. noun 马、车或马车出租
  6. 6. noun [American English] 【同义词】livery stable
  7. 7. noun 车、船出租行
  8. 8. noun [Law] 财产(尤指地产所有权转让

Collins English-English Dictionary

livery ['lɪvərɪ]
  1. 1. n the identifying uniform, badge, etc, of a member of a guild or one of the servants of a feudal lord
  2. 2. n a uniform worn by some menservants and chauffeurs
  3. 3. n an individual or group that wears such a uniform
  4. 4. n distinctive dress or outward appearance
  5. 5. n the stabling, keeping, or hiring out of horses for money
  6. 6. n (as modifier)
    a livery horse
  7. 7. n [legal history] an ancient method of conveying freehold land
  8. 8. n [Etymology] C14: via Anglo-French from Old French livrée allocation, from livrer to hand over, from Latin liberare to set free
livery ['lɪvərɪ]
  1. 1. adj of or resembling liver
  2. 2. adj another word for liverish

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