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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

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

From Time Magazine Archive

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

He took a bath, was given a close haircut, his undress uniform.

From Time Magazine Archive

Heppner, on the other hand, had only put on his best undress uniform.

From Jena or Sedan? by Franz Beyerlein

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