regimentals
Britishplural noun
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the uniform and insignia of a regiment
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military dress
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Private James Stanley and others stripped off their regimentals and jumped into Long Island Sound from the Fort coal dock.
From Time Magazine Archive
They could talk of nothing but officers; and Mr. Bingley’s large fortune, the mention of which gave animation to their mother, was worthless in their eyes when opposed to the regimentals of an ensign.
From "Pride and Prejudice" by Jane Austen
The Doctor's old regimentals had stood long and hard service, while his face was bronzed with travel and his hair unkempt.
From In the Van; or, The Builders by John Price-Brown
In that letter, Dr. Thacher stated, that he was within a few yards of André, at the time of his execution, and that he suffered in his regimentals.
From Dealings with the Dead, Volume I (of 2) by A Sexton of the Old School
Being supplied with my regimentals, I was ordered to “make away” with my old clothing, dealers in which attended the barrack-rooms every morning in search of plunder.
From The Young Dragoon Every Day Life of a Soldier by A.W. Drayson
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