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dress uniform

noun

  1. U.S. Air Force. a uniform consisting of the coat and trousers of the service uniform, with a white shirt and black bow tie, worn for formal occasions.
  2. U.S. Army. a blue uniform worn for formal occasions.
  3. U.S. Navy. a dark blue uniform worn in cool seasons or climates.


dress uniform

noun

  1. military formal ceremonial uniform
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012


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Word History and Origins

Origin of dress uniform1

First recorded in 1895–1900
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Example Sentences

They put on his dress uniform teeming with medals and ribbons, including a Bronze Star, a Purple Heart and expert infantry and parachutist badges.

From Time

Honor guards in dress uniform from the NPYD, the FDNY, and the NYPD formed at the back of their respective vehicles.

Four white-gloved cops in dress uniform solemnly carried in the tiny coffin.

She was now wearing an equally prized memento on the chest of her dress uniform.

Her dress uniform had not stopped a female relative from giving her a kiss on the cheek.

She went with her IV hidden under her dress uniform, toting a bag of medication.

He'd worn the dress uniform of a Project officer, but he felt that all eyes were on its deplorable sloppiness.

He'd shaved and gelled his hair back, and had put on a crisp military dress uniform with a row of campaign ribbons on the breast.

He cried a little, unashamed, the tears streaming down his lined face and darkening the collar of his dress-uniform.

He was wearing a very formal white dress uniform heavy with medals and gold braid.

Captain Montgomery, in the full dress uniform of a naval commander, reviewed his forces.

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