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academicals

British  
/ ˌækəˈdɛmɪkəlz /

plural noun

  1. another term for academic dress

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I must rush down to the station and meet her—in full academicals, velvet sleeves and all, for a Proctor must never be seen in the morning in mufti.

From Strange Stories by Allen, Grant

Next morning Dr. Rowlands, in full academicals, sailed into the fourth-form room.

From Eric by Farrar, F. W. (Frederic William)

The picture is not complete without the 'men,' all in their academicals, as it is Sunday.

From A Collection of College Words and Customs by Hall, Benjamin Homer

Next morning Dr Rowlands, in full academicals, sailed into the fourth-form room.

From Eric, or Little by Little by Farrar, F. W. (Frederic William)

On second thoughts, however, he threw his academicals back on to the sofa and went to his book-case.

From Tom Brown at Oxford by Hughes, Thomas