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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

Ali's plane touched down at Karachi's airfield, where soldiers in battledress were drawn up, ostensibly to honor him.

From Time Magazine Archive

A couple of decade Marines in power armor were guarding the perimeter of a new clearing, while several more in camouflage battledress held a number of rebel prisoners at gunpoint near one edge.

From Hostage A Terran Empire story by Ann Wilson

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