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 Livery.Livy of France (The). 
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E. Cobham Brewer 1810–1897. Dictionary of Phrase and Fable. 1898.
 
Livery-men.
 
The freemen of the ninety-one guilds of London are so called, because they are entitled to wear the livery of their respective companies.   1
 


 Livery.Livy of France (The). 

 
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