livery

noun

ˈli-və-rē How to pronounce livery (audio)
Definition of liverynext
as in uniform
the distinctive clothing worn by members of a particular group the limousine chauffeur was easily distinguished from the cab drivers by his livery

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Recent Examples of livery Earlier in the day Scuderia Ferrari unveiled a special, one-off livery for their home race at Monza and bespoke race suits to be sported by Leclerc and his teammate Lewis Hamilton, paying tribute to the seven-time German World Champion. — Martino Carrera, Footwear News, 1 Sep. 2026 The space agency debuted a new livery on one of its T-38 jets in celebration of its program to return astronauts to the Moon. — Robert Pearlman, ArsTechnica, 27 Aug. 2026 The company unveiled a Team USA livery during the public display. — Aamir Khollam, Interesting Engineering, 24 Aug. 2026 Lee takes early meetings at a nearby hotel that could be in any country, except that the room service is delivered by robots painted in the livery of butlers and maids. — Evan Osnos, New Yorker, 3 Aug. 2026 See All Example Sentences for livery
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uniform
Noun
  • Richard Hockensmith of Antioch was wearing the uniform of an American officer in the Revolutionary War like the ones his ancestors wore in Gurnee.
    — Steve Sadin, Chicago Tribune, 18 Oct. 2026
  • If your usual airport uniform is an oversized sweatshirt and sweatpants, consider this your nudge to try a slightly more polished version of the same idea.
    — Chaise Sanders, Travel + Leisure, 18 Oct. 2026
Definition of uniform

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“Livery.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/livery. Accessed 27 Oct. 2026.

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