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Outfit vs Livery - What's the difference?

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Outfit is a related term of livery.


As nouns the difference between outfit and livery

is that outfit is a set of clothing (with accessories) while livery is any distinctive identifying uniform worn by a group, such as the uniform worn by chauffeurs and male servants.

As verbs the difference between outfit and livery

is that outfit is to provide with, usually for a specific purpose while livery is (archaic) to clothe.

outfit

English

Noun

(en noun)
  • A set of clothing (with accessories).
    • She wore a fashionable outfit with matching purse and shoes.
  • gear consisting of a set of articles or tools for a specified purpose
  • Any cohesive group of people; a unit; such as a military company.
  • (informal) A business or firm.
    • Should we buy it here, or do you think the outfit across town will have a better deal?
  • (sports) A sports team
  • * {{quote-news
    • , year=2011 , date=October 20 , author=Jamie Lillywhite , title=Tottenham 1 - 0 Rubin Kazan , work=BBC Sport citation , page= , passage=With only two fit centre-backs available, Tottenham boss Harry Redknapp employed young midfielder Jake Livermore at the back alongside Sebastien Bassong but Spurs struggled against a seasoned Champions League outfit , who beat Barcelona at the Nou Camp in 2009-10 and continually worked their way between the home defence to create some golden opportunities.}}

    Synonyms

    * kit * getup (1) * rig * turnout

    Verb

    (outfitt)
  • To provide with, usually for a specific purpose.
    • "The expedition was outfitted with proper clothing, food, and other necessities"

    Synonyms

    * equip * fit

    Anagrams

    * ---- ==Serbo-Croatian==

    Alternative forms

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    Noun

  • outfit

    • References

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    livery

    English

    (wikipedia livery)

    Noun

    (liveries)
  • Any distinctive identifying uniform worn by a group, such as the uniform worn by chauffeurs and male servants.
  • *, chapter=7
    • , title= Mr. Pratt's Patients , passage=“I don't know how you and the ‘head,’ as you call him, will get on, but I do know that if you call my duds a ‘livery'’ again there'll be trouble. It's bad enough to go around togged out like a life saver on a drill day, but I can stand that 'cause I'm paid for it. What I won't stand is to have them togs called a ' livery . […]”}}
  • * J. M. Bennett
    • By wearing livery , the brewers publicly expressed guild association and solidarity.
  • The paint scheme of a vehicle or fleet of vehicles.
  • (US) A taxicab or limousine.
  • (legal) The delivery of property from one owner to the next.
  • (legal) The writ by which property is obtained.
  • (historical) The rental of horses or carriages; the rental of canoes; the care and/or boarding of horses for money.
  • * Lowell
    • Pegasus does not stand at livery even at the largest establishment in Moorfields.
  • (historical) A stable that keeps horses or carriages for rental.
  • An allowance of food; a ration, as given out to a family, to servants, to horses, etc.
  • * Cavendish
    • The emperor's officers every night went through the town from house to house whereat any English gentleman did repast or lodge, and served their liveries for all night: first, the officers brought into the house a cast of fine manchet [white bread], and of silver two great post, and white wine, and sugar.
  • Release from wardship; deliverance.
  • * Milton
    • It concerned them first to sue out their livery from the unjust wardship of his encroaching prerogative.
  • A low grade of wool.

    • Derived terms

    * livery stable

    Verb

  • (archaic) To clothe.
    • He liveried his servants in the most modest of clothing.

    Anagrams

    * verily English transitive verbs