regimentals
Britishplural noun
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the uniform and insignia of a regiment
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military dress
Example Sentences
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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
They wore the regimentals of our Mohawk Regiment of district militia, carried rifles and packs; and I smelled the tobacco from their pipes, which seemed pleasant though I had never learned to smoke.
From The Little Red Foot by Chambers, Robert W. (Robert William)
We hear that Captain Walter Butler is taken out o' uniform within your lines; and so, lacking the protection of his regimentals, he is like to suffer as a spy.
From The Little Red Foot by Chambers, Robert W. (Robert William)
I said: "Had Sir William lived to see this day in Tryon, I think he, also, would be wearing his regimentals as I do, and to the same purpose."
From The Little Red Foot by Chambers, Robert W. (Robert William)
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