battle dress

American  

noun

1. military field uniform and accouterments, generally camouflaged and stripped of all ornamentation.

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Etymology

Origin of battle dress

First recorded in 1935–40

Example Sentences

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battle dress

Joint Chiefs of Staff Chairman Gen. Mark A. Milley also was with Mr. Trump outside the White House, clad in his battle dress uniform, though he was not in the St. John’s photo.

From Washington Times ● Sep. 30, 2020

Then, wearing what she later characterized as a red battle dress, with red war paint on her lips, she offered her resignation, but vowed not to disappear.

From The New Yorker ● Dec. 19, 2019

In Ferguson, the world watched as heavily armed police in battle dress and body armor used tear gas and sound weapons to suppress largely peaceful demonstrations.

From The Verge ● Dec. 16, 2014

In one memorable showdown, Mr. Kwaku Bonsam, exhibiting his trademark flair, rode into Jubilee Park in Kumasi on a horse, adorned in traditional battle dress.

From New York Times ● Jul. 19, 2013

That was his battle dress, and it was how he appeared on the stage and on the covers of his records.

From "The House of the Spirits: A Novel" by Isabel Allende