dress uniform

noun

: a uniform for formal wear

Examples of dress uniform in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

Outside the church, hundreds of police officers had gathered on Sheridan Road in dress uniforms. — Caroline Kubzansky, Chicago Tribune, 8 May 2026

Charles and Camilla arrived at the White House on Tuesday for a formal welcome ceremony, which included a 21-gun salute, a military band and soldiers in dress uniforms, a flyover by military fighter jets, and a large crowd in formal attire. — Swapna Venugopal Ramaswamy, USA Today, 29 Apr. 2026

The first jackets of their kind were worn by European soldiers in the late 18th century, who wished to have a short jacket that could be worn over their dress uniforms. — Eric Twardzik, Robb Report, 13 Apr. 2026

Russian troops brought their dress uniforms with them because a triumphal parade through Kyiv was planned for the end of a short and victorious war. — Kevin Rennie, Hartford Courant, 14 Feb. 2026

Word History

First Known Use

1774, in the meaning defined above

Rhymes for dress uniform

• cuneiform
• iodoform
• nonuniform
• brainstorm
• conform
• deform
• firestorm
• hailstorm
• inform
• landform
• lukewarm
• perform