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  • 11livery — I. noun (plural eries) Etymology: Middle English, from Anglo French liveree, livree, literally, delivery, from liverer to deliver, from Latin liberare to free more at liberate Date: 14th century 1. archaic the apportioning of provisions… …

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  • 12livery — liv·er·y || lɪvÉ™rɪ n. uniform of a footman or other male servant; unique and distinctive clothing worn by a member of a group or guild; boarding and care of horses for pay, livery stable adj. suffering from a liver disorder; resembling… …

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  • 13Livery — To be given land as a gift from the king. Also means to be given the right to wear a lord livery (modified form of his coat of arms). Modified form of a lord s coat of arms displayed as a badge on his property and the uniforms of his servants. ♦… …

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  • 14Tailcoat — A tailcoat is a coat with the front of the skirt cut away, so as to leave only the rear section of the skirt, known as the tails. The historical reason coats were cut this way was to make it easier for the wearer to ride a horse, but over the… …

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  • 15flunkey — n. [Written also Flunky.] 1. Lackey, livery servant. 2. Mean fellow, mean spirited person, obsequious person, toady, snob, tuft hunter. 3. (Colloq., U. S.) Dupe (in buying stocks) …

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  • 16Domestic worker — Servant redirects here. For other uses, see Servant (disambiguation). A Han Dynasty (202 BC 220 AD) Chinese ceramic figurine of a lady servant making a respectful gesture with both hands in front holding an accordion A domestic worker is a man,… …

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  • 17liveried — livery ► NOUN (pl. liveries) 1) a special uniform worn by a servant, an official, or a member of a City Company. 2) a distinctive design and colour scheme used on the vehicles or products of a company. 3) the members of a livery company… …

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  • 18Edward de Vere, 17th Earl of Oxford — The Earl of Oxford Edward de Vere, 17th Earl of Oxford, unknown artist after lost orig …

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  • 19Southwest Airlines — This article is about the United States based airline. For the Japanese airline formerly named Southwest Air Lines, see Japan Transocean Air. For the British airline, see Air Southwest. For the defunct Chinese airline, see China Southwest… …

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  • 20Continental Airlines — Not to be confused with Continental Airways, a low cost airline in Russia. Continental Airlines IATA CO …

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