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undress uniform

American  

noun

Military, Navy.
  1. a uniform worn on other than formal occasions.


Etymology

Origin of undress uniform

First recorded in 1820–30

Example Sentences

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In their day-to-day duties, Beefeaters now wear a dark blue and red "undress" uniform, while at the private club they can relax in everyday clothes.

From Reuters • Jul. 27, 2017

In their day-to-day duties, Beefeaters now wear a dark blue and red "undress" uniform, while at the private club they can relax in everyday clothes.

From Reuters • Jul. 27, 2017

Alighting from a train at Ogden, Utah attired in his Rear Admiral's undress uniform, Explorer Richard Evelyn Byrd was taken for a stationmaster, passed up by the officials sent to greet him.

From Time Magazine Archive

Usually dressed in civilian clothes, he is frequently to be seen in an undress uniform of olive green cloth.

From Time Magazine Archive

Bars may be awarded for additional deeds of gallantry; in undress uniform the possession of a bar is indicated by a silver rosette worn on the ribbon.

From The New Gresham Encyclopedia Volume 4, Part 1: Deposition to Eberswalde by Various

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