dress uniform

noun

: a uniform for formal wear

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The arrival was accompanied by a performance from the Household Cavalry band, whose musicians wore ornate state dress uniforms originally designed in the 1600s and woven with pure gold thread. Amanda Castro hannah Parry shane Croucher jack Royston, MSNBC Newsweek, 18 Sep. 2025 The others all dress sharp for the occasion, though only Scotty, the victim of a prank, shows up wearing his dress uniform (kilt and all). Keith Phipps, Vulture, 11 Sep. 2025 Officers in dress uniform lined up four rows deep in front of the mosque before viewings began. Stephen Sorace , Pilar Arias, FOXNews.com, 31 July 2025 State and local first responders in dress uniform stood watch as mourners, many fighting back tears, filed by. Alex Derosier, Twin Cities, 28 June 2025 See All Example Sentences for dress uniform

Word History

First Known Use

1814, in the meaning defined above

Time Traveler
The first known use of dress uniform was in 1814

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“Dress uniform.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/dress%20uniform. Accessed 2 Oct. 2025.

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