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Meanings of ordinary attire in English

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Usage of ordinary attire in English
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Next morning Desmond, having resumed his ordinary attire, sought an interview with Clive.
In Clive's Command: A Story of the Fight for India
2
He had now laid aside his ordinary attire, and was clad in complete armour.
By Pike and Dyke: a Tale of the Rise of the Dutch Republic
3
As soon as Oswald had donned his ordinary attire, he went to Lord Percy's quarters.
Both Sides the Border: A Tale of Hotspur and Glendower
4
He was now dressed in ordinary attire, and the well-cut garments displayed his lean, athletic figure.
Vane of the Timberlands
5
At the same time Andy, in his ordinary attire, came forward, and stepped into Valentine's boat.
Andy Grant's Pluck
6
High pants, flannel shirts, and Sears work boots were her ordinary attire away from the office.
Private Sector
7
The ordinary attire of a butler is a black dress-coat, with white cravat and white cotton gloves.
Manners and Social Usages
8
The greater number, however, of the girls were dressed in ordinary attire, and were the pupils of the convent.
In Freedom's Cause : A Story of Wallace and Bruce
9
The ordinary attire of the abbot was according to rule to be the same as that of the monks.
The Project Gutenberg Encyclopedia, Volume 1 of 28
10
This dress of Madam Padishal's is certainly much richer than the ordinary attire of Plymouth dames of that generation.
Two Centuries of Costume in America, Volume 1 (1620-1820)
11
The door of the pavilion opened, and supported by the Malay, who wore once more his ordinary attire, appeared Muzzio.
Dream Tales and Prose Poems
12
Just before sundown the woman dried her eyes and, having resumed her ordinary attire, went to the brook for water.
American Fairy Tales
13
Strip off those clothes, and put on this suit; it were best that you be not seen in your ordinary attire.
A March on London: Being a Story of Wat Tyler's Insurrection
14
His urban glories were exchanged for the ordinary attire, but I at once read in his face that he had suffered no humiliation.
The House of Cobwebs and Other Stories
15
The women's attire for swimming was not very practical, being upon the whole more voluminous than is now adjudged necessary for ordinary attire.
The Irish Times
16
The Duke of Anjou, who wore ordinary attire, seemed to take to this mummery like a bear, ready to growl at any moment.
An Enemy to the King / From the Recently Discovered Memoirs of t...
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