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Meanings of civilian clothes in English
Clothing worn in private or civil life, especially by those otherwise in uniform.
Synonyms
Examples for "mufti"
Examples for "mufti"
1
He said the new mufti had no political or sectarian religious affiliations.
2
The uniform of the military came before the mufti of the civilian.
3
Types of men in the Guides' Cavalry, both in uniform and mufti
4
One day, while the narrator was fishing, Santos-Ott suddenly appeared in mufti.
5
In mufti he is about as exciting as the drizzle-damp Woking afternoon.
1
We should at least ask the civvies if they want to leave.
2
Dom wasn't sure that civvies under pressure could actually make that decision.
3
He thought of the civvies expecting military protection and not getting it.
4
So far, none of those things have attacked our people or civvies.
5
Makes it harder to get civvies to listen to you next time.
1
Even though I am in civies, everybody in the department knows who I am by now.
2
Then they felt foolish for saluting in "civies."
3
Next morning the Babe dug up an old suit of 1914 "civies" and put them on.
4
We're dealing with the military people and with the town's people, and were dealing with the two romantic leads of the civies.
5
I heard some of our soldiers saying in wonder to each other, "did you see those civies going along the road just now?"
1
Three of them were in plain clothes; the other was a soldier.
2
The other gentleman in plain clothes was the chaplain of the ship.
3
Meantime the young person in the plain clothes was saying to Joan:
4
We had men in plain clothes watching the house night and day.
5
Mr. Fowler was in plain clothes, and the blinds were half drawn.
1
In the evening we visited that same place, accompanied by an officer in private clothes.
2
"Ignacio was dressed in private clothes," he added, "and therefore he did not come as the official messenger of the dread tribunal.
Usage of civilian clothes in English
1
Military officers were present at all events, in uniform or civilian clothes.
2
A Reuters witness saw men in civilian clothes firing into the air.
3
He was reported to have been wearing civilian clothes at the time.
4
The civilian clothes that he wore caused an itching of the skin.
5
They wear civilian clothes, and are treated with consideration and well fed.
6
Use them to buy your civilian clothes and kit after your dismissal.
7
Would you go out and buy me an outfit of civilian clothes?
8
A man in civilian clothes- adetectivefrom headquarters-wentup to the desk.
9
In her civilian clothes, Glory disappeared, but what a stroke of luck!
10
There were worlds and worlds of men in Genoa; men in civilian clothes.
11
They mounted the stairs rapidly-two officers in uniform and another in civilian clothes.
12
Of all the officers of state, only he wore civilian clothes.
13
Most of the soldiers who appear in the pictures are in civilian clothes.
14
Three hideous-looking men in civilian clothes kept close to the policemen.
15
A young man in civilian clothes sat at breakfast in the officers' mess-tent.
16
All were perfectly wide awake in a moment and donned their civilian clothes.
This collocation consists of:
Civilian clothes through the time
Civilian clothes across language varieties
United States of America
Common
United Kingdom
Common