| 单词 | livery |
| 释义 | livery (once / 1056 pages) 1n 2n 3n 4adj A livery is a place that will take care of your horse, for a fee. You will mostly see this use now in historic novels — especially the kind where a cowboy rides into town and stables his horse at the livery. The noun livery also refers to a uniform sometimes worn by male servants, like doormen, footmen, and chauffeurs. Your cousin works for a prominent and wealthy family, and he is required to wear the livery of that family when he is on duty. He isn't allowed to say where he works, but he calls his boss, "Your Highness." WORD FAMILYlivery: liveries USAGE EXAMPLESWith a 130-year history that includes time as a livery stable, the building once was described as a financial strain on the City Council. Washington Times(Dec 23, 2016) But did anyone catch the livery plates on that careening limo? New York Times(Nov 08, 2016) In addition, the city is specifically contacting people at senior centers, and taxi and livery drivers. New York Times(Oct 26, 2016) 1 n uniform worn by some menservants and chauffeurs 2Hyper uniform clothing of distinctive design worn by members of a particular group as a means of identification n the care (feeding and stabling) of horses for pay 3Hyper aid, attention, care, tending the work of providing treatment for or attending to someone or something n the voluntary transfer of something (title or possession) from one party to another 4Syn|Hypo|Hyper delivery, legal transfer surrender the delivery of a principal into lawful custody bailmentthe delivery of personal property in trust by the bailor to the bailee extraditionthe surrender of an accused or convicted person by one state or country to another (usually under the provisions of a statute or treaty) conveyance, conveyance of title, conveyancing, conveying act of transferring property title from one person to another adj suffering from or suggesting a liver disorder or gastric distress Syn bilious, liverish ill, sick affected by an impairment of normal physical or mental function |
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