livery-collar

(liv’ér-i-kol’ar), n. A collar of an order or of honorary distinction, as the collar of SS, the collar of the Bath, ete. livery-colors (liv’ér-i-kul’orz), ». pl. Colors adopted by a person or family of rank and importance for the livery of the household, and also for decorative purposes. Thus, the colors of the Tudor princes of England were white and green (Boutell), those of the Stuarts scarlet and gold, ete.