Limousine vs. Livery — What's the Difference?
Difference Between Limousine and Livery
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Definitions
Limousine➦
A limousine ( or ), or limo for short, is a large luxury vehicle driven by a chauffeur with a partition between the driver's compartment and the passenger's compartment.A very long wheelbase luxury sedan (with more than four doors) driven by a professional driver is called a stretch limousine.In some countries, such as the United States, Germany, Canada, and Australia, a limousine service may be any pre-booked hire car with driver, usually but not always a luxury car. In particular, airport shuttle services are often called limousine services though they often use minibuses.In German-speaking countries, a Limousine is simply a sedan, while a lengthened-wheelbase car is called Pullman Limousine.
Livery➦
A livery is a uniform, insignia or symbol adorning, in a non-military context, a person, an object or a vehicle that denotes a relationship between the wearer of the livery and an individual or corporate body. Often, elements of the heraldry relating to the individual or corporate body feature in the livery.
Limousine➦
Any of various large passenger vehicles, especially a luxurious automobile usually driven by a chauffeur and sometimes having a partition separating the passenger compartment from the driver's seat.
Livery➦
A distinctive uniform worn by the male servants of a household.
Limousine➦
A van or small bus used to carry passengers on a regular route, as between an airport and a downtown area.
Livery➦
The distinctive dress worn by the members of a particular group; uniform
Ushers in livery.
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Limousine➦
An automobile body with seats and permanent top like a coupe, and with the top projecting over the driver and a projecting front.
Livery➦
The costume or insignia worn by the retainers of a feudal lord.
Limousine➦
An automobile with such a body.
Livery➦
The boarding and care of horses for a fee.
Limousine➦
A luxury sedan or saloon car, especially one with a lengthened wheelbase or driven by a chauffeur.
Livery➦
The hiring out of horses and carriages.
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Limousine➦
An automobile for transportation to or from an airport, including sedans, vans, and buses.
Livery➦
A livery stable.
Limousine➦
An elongated, luxurious automobile, designed to be driven by a chauffeur and often having a glass partition between the driver's seat and the passengers' compartment behind.
Livery➦
A business that offers vehicles, such as automobiles or boats, for hire.
Limousine➦
Large luxurious car; usually driven by a chauffeur
Livery➦
(Law) Official delivery of property, especially land, to a new owner.
Livery➦
Any distinctive identifying uniform worn by a group, such as the uniform worn by chauffeurs and male servants.
Livery➦
The whole body of liverymen, members of livery companies.
Livery➦
The paint scheme of a vehicle or fleet of vehicles.
The airline's new livery received a mixed reaction from the press.
Livery➦
(US) A taxicab or limousine.
Livery➦
(legal) The delivery of property from one owner to the next.
Livery➦
(legal) The writ by which property is obtained.
Livery➦
(historical) The rental of horses or carriages; the rental of canoes; the care and/or boarding of horses for money.
Livery➦
(historical) A stable that keeps horses or carriages for rental.
Livery➦
An allowance of food; a ration, as given out to a family, to servants, to horses, etc.
Livery➦
Release from wardship; deliverance.
Livery➦
A low grade of wool.
Livery➦
Outward markings, fittings or appearance
Livery➦
(archaic) To clothe.
He liveried his servants in the most modest of clothing.
Livery➦
Like liver.
Livery➦
Queasy, liverish.
Livery➦
The act of delivering possession of lands or tenements.
Livery➦
Release from wardship; deliverance.
It concerned them first to sue out their livery from the unjust wardship of his encroaching prerogative.
Livery➦
That which is delivered out statedly or formally, as clothing, food, etc.
A Haberdasher and a Carpenter,A Webbe, a Dyer, and a Tapicer,And they were clothed all in one liveryOf a solempne and a gret fraternite.
From the periodical deliveries of these characteristic articles of servile costume (blue coats) came our word livery.
Livery➦
Hence, any characteristic dress or outward appearance.
Now came still evening on, and twilight grayHad in her sober livery all things clad.
Livery➦
A low grade of wool.
Livery➦
An allowance of food statedly given out; a ration, as to a family, to servants, to horses, etc.
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 pots, and white wine, and sugar.
Livery➦
The feeding, stabling, and care of horses for compensation; boarding; as, to keep one's horses at livery.
What livery is, we by common use in England know well enough, namely, that is, allowance of horse meat, as to keep horses at livery, the which word, I guess, is derived of livering or delivering forth their nightly food.
It need hardly be observed that the explanation of livery which Spenser offers is perfectly correct, but . . . it is no longer applied to the ration or stated portion of food delivered at stated periods.
Livery➦
The keeping of horses in readiness to be hired temporarily for riding or driving; the state of being so kept; also, the place where horses are so kept, also called a livery stable.
Pegasus does not stand at livery even at the largest establishment in Moorfields.
Livery➦
To clothe in, or as in, livery.
Livery➦
Uniform worn by some menservants and chauffeurs
Livery➦
The voluntary transfer of something (title or possession) from one party to another
Livery➦
The care (feeding and stabling) of horses for pay
Livery➦
Suffering from or suggesting a liver disorder or gastric distress
