livery

Servant's distinctive dress

Livery originally meant the dispensing of food, provisions, or clothing to servants, and from this developed its main modern sense: a distinctive uniform or outfit worn by servants, employees, or members of an organization.

The hotel doormen wore matching livery.

By extension, livery describes any distinctive coloring or marking, including the painted designs on aircraft or vehicles identifying their operator.

A livery stable is one where horses are kept and cared for in exchange for payment, or where horses and carriages can be hired—a sense that persists in phrases like livery service for car services.

uniform

tunic

Loose hip-length top

  • epauletteOrnamental military shoulder piece
  • badgeWorn symbol of membership
  • regaliaCeremonial emblems of authority

insignia · cap · sash · beret · blazer · buttons · crest · gloves · boots · belt

stable

horses

Large domesticated hoofed mammals

hire · coach · feed · groom · harness · tack · ostler · cart · wagon · buggy

heraldic

coat of arms

Hereditary symbolic emblem

  • crestHighest point or tuft
  • colorsVisual spectrum variations
  • guildProfessional mutual-aid society

company · escutcheon · blazon · armorial · worshipful · guild hall · freeman · ceremonial · tradition · London

vehicle

fleet

Vehicles under unified command

  • wrapEnclose by winding around
  • decalAdhesive decorative image
  • logoCompany identifying symbol

branding · taxi · cab · signage · graphics · corporate · identification · painted · marked · branded

animal

markings

Identifying visual features

  • coatOuter garment or layer
  • coloringAdding pigment to something
  • plumageBird's complete feather coat

patterning · dapple · roan · piebald · brindle · chestnut · bay · palomino · skewbald · sorrel

Categories
Opposites
uniformity of dress

liveryplainclothes

Civilian dress for officers

mufti · street clothes · casual wear · civvies · everyday attire

vehicle/brand identity

liveryunmarked

Having no visible identification

plain · unbranded · generic · anonymous · nondescript

service/employment status

liveryindependence

Freedom from external control

freedom · self-employment · autonomy · mastery

Phrases
Family

deliver, delivery, delivered, liver, delivering, livery companies, livery company, livery stable, deliveries

Familiarity
Top 500,000
Profile
Used worldwide · Timeless · Concrete · Rated G