- [countable, uncountable] the special set of clothes worn by all members of an organization or a group at work, or by children at school
- The hat is part of the school uniform.
- a military uniform
- Do you have to wear uniform?
- in (a) uniform He was dressed in the uniform of a Royal Navy officer.
- soldiers in uniform
- a police/nurse's uniform
- an army uniform
- a soldier out of uniform
- the uniform of the Parachute Regiment
- He quickly put on his uniform.
Extra ExamplesTopics Law and justicea2, Educationa2, Clothes and Fashiona2- The limousine was driven by a chauffeur in uniform.
- She was wearing the regulation uniform of tunic, hat and tie.
- men and women who don military uniform to defend their country
- A man in a uniform stopped us entering.
Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadjective- full
- smart
- regulation
- …
- don
- be dressed in
- in (a/the) uniform
- out of uniform
- [countable, usually singular, uncountable] (North American English) (British English strip)the clothes worn by the members of a sports team when they are playing
- a striped baseball uniform
- the team’s away uniform (= that they use when playing games away from home)
Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadjective- full
- smart
- regulation
- …
- don
- be dressed in
- in (a/the) uniform
- out of uniform
- [singular, uncountable] the type of clothes that a person or group usually wears
- my standard teenage uniform of sweatshirt and jeans
- the traditional banker’s uniform
- They wore the standard uniform of the American office worker.
Word Originmid 16th cent. (as an adjective): from French uniforme or Latin uniformis (see uni-, form). The current sense of the noun dates from the mid 18th cent.
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