civies

American

[siv-eez] / ˈsɪv iz /

plural noun

a less common variant of civvies. civvy1

civies British

/ ˈsɪvɪz /

plural noun

informal a variant spelling of civvies See civvy

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"Ask father," retorted Corporal John, as he slipped away to don "civies" and lunch with the President and his mother and the Camp Commandant.

From Time Magazine Archive

Then they felt foolish for saluting in "civies."

From Lost in the Air by Roy J. (Roy Judson) Snell

Artillery, and Tommy Atkins, the merchants, shopboys, clerks, and "civies" generally.

From The Siege of Kimberley by T. Phelan

I heard some of our soldiers saying in wonder to each other, "did you see those civies going along the road just now?"

From With British Guns in Italy A Tribute to Italian Achievement by Hugh Dalton, Baron Dalton

Next morning the Babe dug up an old suit of 1914 "civies" and put them on.

From Punch, or the London Charivari, Volume 153, October 24, 1917 by Various

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