dress uniform

(Military) military formal ceremonial uniform

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dress′ u′niform

a uniform worn for formal occasions.

[1895–1900]

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Noun

dress uniform - a military uniform worn on formal occasions

dress blues, dress whites - a dress uniform for formal occasions

military uniform - prescribed identifying uniform for soldiers

armed forces, armed services, military, military machine, war machine - the military forces of a nation; "their military is the largest in the region"; "the military machine is the same one we faced in 1991 but now it is weaker"

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May be it is many-coloured, too: if one takes the dress uniforms, military and civilian, of all peoples in all ages--that alone is worth something, and if you take the undress uniforms you will never get to the end of it; no historian would be equal to the job.

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I saw only an occasional profile as now and then a bolder spirit among them turned to survey the apartment and the gorgeous assemblage of officers in their brilliant dress uniforms. They were profiles of young girls, and pretty, but horror was indelibly stamped upon them all.

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National badminton ace Datuk Lee Chong Wei made a surprise appearance at the Defence Services Asia (DSA) and National Security Asia exhibition here today dressed in the full white Navy dress uniform.

Chong Wei swaps athlete's gear for naval uniform at Asian security expo

Like Wills, Harry is expected to walk down the aisle looking dashingly handsome in his Royal Marines dress uniform.

The real reason Meghan Markle is having TWO dresses on her wedding day; The royal bride-to-be is going for multiple dresses on her big day

Carrie Carver, a spokeswoman for the Lane County Sheriff's Office, said in a news release Wednesday evening that the stolen items included uniforms from the Marion County Sheriff's Office, including two pairs of green BDU (battle dress uniform)-type pants, two Marion County Sheriff's Office metal badges, an empty weapon holster, two black polo shirts with Marion County Sheriff's Office insignia, a black fleece jacket, a nylon handcuff case and Armament Systems and Procedures Inc.

Marion County sheriff's deputy uniforms, badges stolen in Eugene

The cameras captured images of many items that have remained submerged for 75 years, including an officer's dress uniform still hanging in his quarters (above).

Inside the Sunken USS Arizona

WHEN we looked at Woods's picture in his Paras dress uniform, it didn't seem right.

Tell-tale signs that showhow vile coward doctored photo of a real Para

DRESS UNIFORM Suspected IS fighter wears frock under formal burkha

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In addition, many of Virgin America's in-flight teammates are helping to further support the cause by wearing the airline's red dress uniform and Red Dress pins to show their support for heart health awareness.

Virgin America, American Heart Association join forces to mark Heart Health Month