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battledress

British  
/ ˈbætəlˌdrɛs /

noun

  1. the ordinary uniform of a soldier, consisting of tunic and trousers

"Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged" 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

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“These are the flashes we wore on our battledress blouses,” says the caption in neat block letters.

From Seattle Times • Jan. 13, 2024

Alongside, in full khaki battledress and pith helmet, stood William Shakespear.

From BBC • Jan. 16, 2015

Prince Charles's fading blue polo helmet with red stripes and a pair of worn-looking, leather kneestraps share a glass cabinet with Prince Michael of Kent's battledress blouse form the 1960s.

From The Guardian • Mar. 31, 2010

At a concert this week in Berlin, Berlin's famed 65-year-old Philharmonic Orchestra was led by a U.S. war correspondent in battledress.

From Time Magazine Archive

Since we were not wearing battledress blouses I had another little problem.��

From Coming of Age: 1939-1946 by Cox, John

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