civies

American  

[siv-eez] / ˈsɪv iz /

plural noun

1. a less common variant of civvies. civvy1

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civies British  

/ ˈsɪvɪz /

plural noun

1. informal a variant spelling of civvies See civvy

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Example Sentences

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civies

"Ask father," retorted Corporal John, as he slipped away to don "civies" and lunch with the President and his mother and the Camp Commandant.

From Time Magazine Archive

Next morning the Babe dug up an old suit of 1914 "civies" and put them on.

From Punch, or the London Charivari, Volume 153, October 24, 1917 by Various

I heard some of our soldiers saying in wonder to each other, "did you see those civies going along the road just now?"

From With British Guns in Italy A Tribute to Italian Achievement by Dalton, Hugh Dalton, Baron

Artillery, and Tommy Atkins, the merchants, shopboys, clerks, and "civies" generally.

From The Siege of Kimberley by Phelan, T.

This is what he did—he changed on the train from khaki into civies, went home, put on his Imperial uniform, and went up to draw his regimental pay.

From Into the Jaws of Death by O'Brien, Jack