Liveries

The willows and aspens had long since budded, and were now decking themselves in liveries of fresh young green, and the sap was rising in the pines. ❋ Unknown (2010)

In the gallery opposite the speaker's desk a band was stationed; Negro servants in liveries of white linen hurried noiselessly to and fro. ❋ Pauline Elizabeth (1902)

A coach-and-four, resplendent in liveries, stopped at the door: I knew it well, and so did all Norton Bury. ❋ Unknown (1897)

As you can see in this collection from the Titanic Awards book, some special airplane paint schemes (known as liveries) may not quite have the effect they intended. ❋ Unknown (2010)

In return his lord kept open house for his retainers, supplied them with coats, known as liveries, marked with his badge, and undertook to maintain them against all men, either by open force or by supporting them in their quarrels in the law courts; and this maintenance, as it was called, was seldom limited to the mere payment of expenses. ❋ Samuel Rawson Gardiner (1865)

To such as were victorious, prizes were awarded by the judges, and presented by the hands of the ladies; who also honoured the combatants with the wreath or chaplet, silken drapery, and other appropriate ornaments; and by presenting them with ribbands, or scarfs, of chosen colours, called liveries, spoken of in romance, appear to have been the origin of the ribbands which still distinguish knighthood. ❋ Matilda Betham (1814)

This corporate identity received reinforcement through various outward signs such as liveries and badges, communal dining and sleeping (except for the householder and his kin) and communal worship in the household chapel. ❋ Unknown (2008)

As the number of their actual vassals declined with the progress of enfranchisement and the upgrowth of the freeholder, the nobles had found a substitute for them in the grant of their "liveries," the badges of their households, to the smaller gentry and farmers of their neighbourhood, and this artificial revival of the dying feudalism became one of the curses of the day. ❋ John Richard Green (1860)

The footmen liveries, sewn by hand, take seven weeks to make. ❋ Unknown (2011)

Furthermore, Ford discontinued the sale of the Lincoln Town Car, which supplied a steady stream of sales to liveries around the U.S. It's unclear whether Lincoln's MKS will be chosen by these fleets as a replacement. ❋ Mike Ramsey (2012)

The TLC doesn't have authority to police liveries on private property. ❋ Sean Gardiner (2012)

Paul Guzman , a 27-year-old worker at Best Buy in the Gateway Center, described the unlicensed liveries as being "like vultures." ❋ Sean Gardiner (2012)

Mr. Guzman says he only takes the licensed liveries with the "TLC" license plates. ❋ Sean Gardiner (2012)

"The entire taxi and livery industry was stunned and blindsided by the announcement that liveries would be allowed to pick up in the outer boroughs," said Michael Woloz , a spokesman for the Metropolitan Taxicab Board of Trade, a group that represents yellow taxi fleets. ❋ Andrew Grossman (2011)

Formula One has opened its doors to a handful of new teams and as a result will have its biggest grid in 15 years: 12 different liveries will be on display Sunday sparking a fierce struggle for survival at the back of the grid. ❋ Christian Sylt (2010)

Special airplane paint schemes are known as liveries. ❋ Unknown (2010)

The crowd parted as the engines rumbled into life and lined up for the grand parade, while owners set about last-minute buffing of gleaming metal and wiped smuts from otherwise immaculate liveries. ❋ Unknown (2010)

The walls, made of thick wooden paneling, held flickering gaslight sconces and ancient shields that bore the liveries of legendary noble lineages. ❋ VIOLET HABERDASHER (2010)

When the [livery] driver [opened] the door for me, I thought it might be [a trap]. ❋ Jeborah Do (2010)

[Wanna go] to Northwoods [Livestock] and Livery? ❋ Redheadbass (2011)

[see] above ❋ Taz (2004)

"Hey lad, [where'd] you get these [scones]?" "I got them down by the livery." "They're bloody good!" "[Cheers], mate!" ❋ Britishgalxoxo (2017)

Yo dude did you [invite] him? No he's being such a Marco Liveri . [Yeah dude] and he looks like [a fish]. ❋ Joepeeps17 (2017)

Jack called [Jill] for a [sexual encounter]. She was his [booty call]. Jill called Jack for a sexual encounter. He was her D-livery. ❋ HFitz (2015)

That guy last night was just [a dic] livery. Ugh, my [dic livery] wanted to hang out today, I had to [unadd] him. ❋ Cavebat (2021)