fatigue clothes

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plural noun

a soldier's uniform for fatigue duty.

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What does "dignity" mean?

Also called fatigues .

Origin of fatigue clothes

First recorded in 1830–40

One of the dead was wearing combat fatigues and the other was in civilian clothes.
Deadly Shootout in Ukraine Raises Fears of Russian Invasion|Jamie Dettmer|April 20, 2014|DAILY BEAST
She hurried in the direction from which the soldier was fleeing and spied a man in combat fatigues.
How the Army Betrayed the Hero of Fort Hood|Michael Daly|April 4, 2014|DAILY BEAST
The soldiers sleep on the floor in their full fatigues, boots laced up.
How the War Ended: WWI’s Last Hundred Days|Ian Klaus|February 26, 2014|DAILY BEAST
A Chinese man in military fatigues bursts into room after room along a narrow corridor.
‘Web Junkie’ Is a Harrowing Documentary on China’s Internet Addiction Rehab Clinics|Marlow Stern|January 20, 2014|DAILY BEAST

Outside the courtroom, armed officers dressed in green fatigues and carrying binoculars scanned the immense parking lot.
Aurora Cops Relive the Horror at James Holmes Hearing|Christine Pelisek|January 8, 2013|DAILY BEAST
When the crusading mania was at its height there were some Christian women who shared the fatigues and dangers of their husbands.
A Philosophical Dictionary, Volume 1 (of 10)|Franois-Marie Arouet (AKA Voltaire)
To this dangerous sleep David yielded, nevertheless, as the emotions and fatigues of the day had been very exhausting.
The Seven Cardinal Sins: Envy and Indolence|Eugne Sue
The road is long across the desert, and you seem too feeble to sustain the fatigues of such a journey.
The Pilgrim's Shell or Fergan the Quarryman|Eugne Sue
He fatigues himself too much, but I can't help seeing he is obliged to do it.
The Life of Nelson, Vol. I (of 2)|A. T. (Alfred Thayer) Mahan
Through incredible perils and fatigues, footsore and emaciated, you arrive at last in the States called Free.
The Duty of Disobedience to the Fugitive Slave Act|Lydia Maria Child