Definition for U'NI-FORM

U'NI-FORM, n.

The particular dress of soldiers, by which one regiment or company is distinguished from another, or a soldier from another person. We say, the uniform of a company of militia, the uniform of the artillery or matross companies, the uniform of a regiment, &c. This dress is called a uniform, because it is alike among all the soldiers.

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