well-liveriedadj.
/ˌwɛlˈlɪv(ə)rɪd/, U.S. /ˌwɛlˈlɪv(ə)rid/ Dressed in or provided with fine or impressive livery.
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liveried1637
bloody-backed1770
plain clothes1822
well-liveried1835
red-breeches1840
uniform1895
1835 E. Bulwer-Lytton Rienzi I. ii. iv. 247 Thinking of his own well-liveried menials.
1881 Belgravia 43 324 We..go out into the corridor, bowed from the room with great dignity by a well liveried attendant.
1904 3rd Ann. Rep. Exec. Secretary to Civil Governor (Philippines Exec. Bureau) 491 He..drives in a yellow coach with good Australian horses, well-liveried coachmen and footmen.
1916 M. E. Miner Slavery of Prostitution i. 1 Toil-worn truckmen and well-liveried chauffeurs who had violated the rules of the road.
2012 D. Swift Gilded Lily 61 A few well-liveried servants hanging round the mounting blocks and trough, exchanging news and watching their employers come and go.
This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2014; most recently modified version published online December 2021).
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adj.1835- to tug at the oar
- to tug it out
- to tug out
- to tug the labouring oar
- to tumble up
- to tumble up a person's heels
- to tune in
- to tune in on or in to
- to tune off
- to tune one's pipe
- to tune out
- to tune up
- to turn a blind eye
- to turn a bothered ear
- to turn a deaf ear
- to turn a deaf ear to
- to turn a etc like a welshman's hose
- to turn a matter into a joke
- to turn a nelson's eye to
- to turn a new page
- to turn a page
- to turn a penny
- to turn a person footloose
- to turn a person on his or her ear
- to turn a person on the toe