Great Expectations vocabulary

suddenly a footman in livery came running out of the wood—(she considered him to be a footman because he was in livery: otherwise, judging by his face only, she would have called him a fish)

Lewis Carroll. Alice in Wonderland (1865)

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Given our father's characteristic air of superiority, I secretly expected him to live in a manor house surrounded by grounds and serviced by a liveried staff.

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When Levin had changed his first hundred-rouble note to pay for liveries for his footmen and hall-porter he could not help reflecting that these liveries were of no use to anyone— but they were indubitably necessary, to judge by the amazement of the princess and Kitty when he suggested that they might do without liveries,

Leo Tolstoy. Anna Karenina (Translated by Constance Garnett)

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Presently a smart footman in livery brought in a tray with fruit, wine, and other refreshments, of which I partook, the lady soon afterward leaving the room.

Edgar Allan Poe. The Works of Edgar Allan Poe — Volume 4: The System of Doctor Tarr and Professor Fether (1845)

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they saw a gentleman and a lady in a curricle driving up the street. Elizabeth immediately recognizing the livery,

Jane Austen. Pride and Prejudice (1813)