cadet cloth

noun

1. a heavy woolen cloth of double-cloth construction and bluish-gray color, used especially for uniforms at military schools.

Word History and Origins

Origin of cadet cloth¹

An Americanism dating back to 1875–80

Example Sentences

Neat uniforms they were, too: of a bluish-grey cadet cloth, and with stiff upstanding collars of a much darker blue upon the points of which were interwoven the familiar device of the bright red star.

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The uniforms were of the finest cadet cloth and gold lace.

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Well, I dressed myself in my best cadet cloth, and silk sword-knot, Nelly,—none of your 'commissaire' toggery, but all fine and smart-looking, as a gentleman-cadet ought to be,—and then calling a fiacre, I ordered the man to drive to the 'Koertnor Thor,' to the Field-Marshal von Auersberg*s quarters.

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Stonewall Jackson, big, too, and to appearance simple, looked under the forage cap, smiled, and with one lean brown finger touched almost timidly the beautiful, spotless cadet cloth.

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Fine grey cadet cloth, gold lace, silken facings, beautiful bright buttons, sash, belt, gauntlets—the leaves rustled loudly, but a chuckle from Jim in the background and a murmured "Dat are sumpin' like!" was the only audible utterance.

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