Meanings of civilian garb in English

He saw several figures in contemporary civilian garb and at least two American GIs.

Struggling in Chester's arms was a man in civilian garb.

All of them were dressed in inconspicuous civilian garb.

On Monday the military regime's leader, Field Marshall Hussein Tantawi, wore civilian garb on a walk in downtown Cairo.

He said intelligence had intercepted LTTE leaders ordering its fighters to trade their trademark tiger-stripe camouflage fatigues for civilian garb.

Cantor afterwards secured my permission to go ashore in civilian garb, on the plea that he had urgent private business.

Traveling priests wear their regalia of office as far as Yurécuaro on the main line, changing there to civilian garb.

There were also certain swarthy persons in civilian garb, whom it took no great divination to recognize as secret police agents.

Jack being unprovided with regimentals, Vincent wore civilian garb, to spare the "prisoner" (as Jack jocosely called himself) mortification.

However, it was a vast improvement, and the change to civilian garb made him feel like a man of peace once more.

His civilian garb was equally colorful, a maroon sports jersey with gold corporate badges, and a small horse head logo in the corner.

The men were in civilian garb and Hal knew, therefore, that they must be members of the secret service and not of the military.

A stout, elderly man, in civilian garb, with a very red face and an angry look, his wig awry, was lashed to a chair.

This pair was older than the ones who came to her house on Friday, more seasoned veterans of the police force, dressed in civilian garb.

Not even at this point when all, including himself, were still civilian garbed.

"We'll have to don civilian garb."