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PLAIN CLOTHES
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I. (noun)
Sense 1
Meaning:
Ordinary clothing as distinguished from uniforms, work clothes, clerical garb, etc.
Synonyms:
civilian clothing; civilian dress; civilian garb; plain clothes
Classified under:
Nouns denoting man-made objects
Hypernyms ("plain clothes" is a kind of...):
article of clothing; clothing; habiliment; vesture; wear; wearable (a covering designed to be worn on a person's body)
Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "plain clothes"):
civies; civvies (civilian garb as opposed to a military uniform)
mufti (civilian dress worn by a person who is entitled to wear a military uniform)
