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10 Language-to-English Dictionarieslivrée
Pronunciation / Transliteration: livree
"Les employés portaient une livrée élégante."
Comprehensive Definitions & Senses
2 senses- 1
Special uniform worn by servants or members of a specific company, guild, or organization.
"The hotel doorman stood at attention in his smart green livery." - 2
A distinctive design and color scheme used by an airline, transport company, or racing team on their vehicles or aircraft.
"The new passenger jet was unveiled in the airline's striking blue and gold livery."
Thesaurus & Semantic Spectrum
Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology
Derived from the Old French word 'livrée', meaning 'something handed over', stemming from the Latin 'liberare' (to set free or deliver). Historically, it referred to the allowance of provisions or clothing handed out by a feudal lord to his retainers, later evolving specifically to denote distinctive uniforms worn by servants and corporate colors on vehicles.
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10 Global Lexicons: How "Livery" is said worldwide
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livrée
Transliteration: livree
"Les employés portaient une livrée élégante."
Livree
Transliteration: livree
"Der Diener trug eine prächtige Livree."
livrea
Transliteration: livrea
"L'aereo sfoggiava la nuova livrea della compagnia."
lirea
Transliteration: librea
Script: librea
"El chófer vestía una librea impecable."
libré
Transliteration: libre
"Os carros da equipe ostentavam uma nova libré."
वर्दी
Transliteration: vardi
"नौकर विशेष वर्दी पहने हुए थे।"
制服
Transliteration: zhìfú
"这架飞机采用了全新的公司涂装。"
제복
Transliteration: jebok
"승무원들이 단정한 제복을 입고 있었다."
制服
Transliteration: seifuku
"ホテルの従業員は専用の制服を着用していた。"
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