"livery" meaning in English

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Noun

IPA: /ˈlɪv.ə.ri/ [US], /ˈlɪv.rɪ/ [UK] Audio: en-us-livery.ogg [US] Forms: livery [singular], liveries [plural]
Head templates: {{noun|2=liveries}} [POS TABLE]
  1. Livery is the formal dress of an upper class servant, usually suggesting the 18th century with gold braid, gold buttons, waistcoat, pumps, powdered wig.
    Sense id: simple-livery-en-noun-IEMzHNDR
     
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