ensemble vs livery

ensemble

noun
  • A coordinated costume or outfit; a suit. 

  • A group of separate things that contribute to a coordinated whole. 

  • A piece for several instrumentalists or vocalists. 

  • A supervised learning algorithm combining multiple hypotheses. 

  • A group of musicians, dancers, actors, etc who perform together; e.g. the chorus of a ballet company. 

  • A probability distribution for the state of the system. 

verb
  • To put together in a coordinated whole. 

  • To perform in a musical ensemble. 

livery

noun
  • Any distinctive identifying uniform worn by a group, such as the uniform worn by chauffeurs and male servants. 

  • The rental of horses or carriages; the rental of canoes; the care and/or boarding of horses for money. 

  • The whole body of liverymen, members of livery companies. 

  • Release from wardship; deliverance. 

  • The delivery of property from one owner to the next. 

  • The paint scheme of a vehicle or fleet of vehicles. 

  • An allowance of food; a ration, as given out to a family, to servants, to horses, etc. 

  • Outward markings, fittings or appearance 

  • The writ by which property is obtained. 

  • A stable that keeps horses or carriages for rental. 

  • A low grade of wool. 

  • A taxicab or limousine. 

adj
  • Like liver. 

  • Queasy, liverish. 

How often have the words ensemble and livery occurred in a corpus of books? (source: Google Ngram Viewer )