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plain clothes

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plain clothes
pl n
(Law)
a.  ordinary clothes, as distinguished from uniform, as worn by a police detective on duty
b.  (as modifier) a plain-clothes policeman
ThesaurusLegend:  Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
Noun1.plain clothesplain clothes - ordinary clothing as distinguished from uniforms, work clothes, clerical garb, etc.
civilian clothing, civilian dress, civilian garb
civies, civvies - civilian garb as opposed to a military uniform
article of clothing, clothing, habiliment, wearable, vesture, wear - a covering designed to be worn on a person's body
mufti - civilian dress worn by a person who is entitled to wear a military uniform
Translations
plain clothes npl in plain clothes → in borghese
plain clothes npl in plain clothes → in borghese


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Somehow I couldn't do it myself, so I went around and got a plain clothes man to do the job.
The Four Million by Henry, O. View in context
The prince remarked that Evgenie Pavlovitch's plain clothes had evidently made a great impression upon the company present, so much so that all other interests seemed to be effaced before this surprising fact.
The Idiot by Dostoyevsky, Fyodor View in context
The landlord, in plain clothes, and bareheaded, placed himself on the bottom marble step, abreast the PORTIER, who stood on the other end of the same steps; six or eight waiters, gloved, bareheaded, and wearing their whitest linen, their whitest cravats, and their finest swallow-tails, grouped themselves about these chiefs, but leaving the carpetway clear.
A Tramp Abroad by Twain, Mark View in context
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