Thesaurus / civvies
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He was in civvies, the jeans and sweater I normally thought of him wearing, but he had his service ribbons pinned to his breast.
LITTLE BROTHERCORY DOCTOROWNevertheless, if I were in civvies, you'd have permitted the waiter to cut my steak.
THE PRIDE OF PALOMARPETER B. KYNEAs soon as afternoon parade was dismissed, we would dive for our quarters, and re-don our "civvies" until next parade.
"OVER THERE" WITH THE AUSTRALIANSR. HUGH KNYVETTAnd the civvies—gorblimy—when I was 'ome on leave they kep' on arstin' me, 'Ain't yer wounded yet?'
COMBED OUTFRITZ AUGUST VOIGTWhen we first come out, I thought all the Belgian civvies a lot o' bloody cowards takin' cover whenever Fritz came over.
COMBED OUTFRITZ AUGUST VOIGTO' course there was crowds o' civvies doin' the same, but 'e says there was a lot what didn't seem to care a damn.
COMBED OUTFRITZ AUGUST VOIGTOut of the corner of my eye, I saw another man, younger in appearance and looking like an Army officer in civvies, approach him.
FOUR-DAY PLANETHENRY BEAM PIPERGranted as 'e can't walk about naked; granted as 'e 'asn't got a suit o' civvies of 'is own—wot is 'e to do?
PUNCH, OR THE LONDON CHARIVARI, VOL. 150, MARCH 15, 1916VARIOUSWORDS RELATED TO CIVVIES
- Sunday best
- accouterment
- apparel
- attire
- attirement
- civvies
- clothes
- clothing
- costume
- covering
- drape
- dry goods
- duds
- ensemble
- evening clothes
- frock
- garb
- garment
- gear
- gown
- guise
- habiliment
- habit
- muumuu
- outfit
- raiment
- robe
- shift
- skirt
- smock
- suit
- things
- threads
- toga
- toggery
- trappings
- uniform
- vestment
- wardrobe
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