uniformn.
/ˈjuːnᵻfɔːm/, U.S. /ˈjunəˌfɔrm/ 1. in uniform: in one body or flock. Obsolete.
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the world > space > relative position > arrangement or fact of being arranged > state of being gathered together > in/into one place, company, or mass [phrase] > together or in a body > specifically of people or animals
as one mana1382
in (also on, upon, etc.) a routa1387
in blanda1400
in sorta1400
on a sorta1550
at one1591
in the (or a) quilla1616
in uniform1623
in hand1883
1623 W. Lisle in tr. Ælfric Saxon Treat. Old & New Test. Ded. p. ix Our sheepe shall feare no Wolfe, or suddaine storme; But goe and come all safe in vniforme.
II. A distinctive dress, and related uses.
2. figurative.a1774 A. Tucker Light of Nature Pursued (1777) III. i. 320 Passion so commonly marches under the colours and in the uniform of reason,..that [etc.].
a. A distinctive dress of uniform cut, materials, and colour worn by all the members of a particular naval, military, or other force to which it is recognized as properly belonging and peculiar.
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the world > textiles and clothing > clothing > types or styles of clothing > [noun] > for specific people > for members of a body or association > naval, military, etc.
liverya1500
equipage1633
uniform1748
1748 in Jrnl. Archæol. Soc. (1847) 2 79 That no commission-officer or midshipmen do presume to wear any other uniform than what properly belongs to his rank.
1760 Cautions & Advices to Officers of Army 123 You are..to consider what is to be furnished out of this last Sum, and that is your Regimentals or Uniform.
1802 C. James New Mil. Dict. (at cited word) Scarlet is the national uniform of the British army.
1802 C. James New Mil. Dict. (at cited word) Generally speaking each [corps] has an uniform within itself, yet this uniform, strictly considered, is a regimental.
1836 C. Dickens Pickwick Papers (1837) iv. 35 Colonel Bulder, in full military uniform, on horseback.
1879 Cassell's Techn. Educator (new ed.) III. 363 Insisting that none shall fight who do not wear the uniform of one of the armies engaged.
b. A distinctive uniform dress worn by the members of any civilian body or association of persons.
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the world > textiles and clothing > clothing > types or styles of clothing > [noun] > for specific people > for members of a body or association
suitc1325
uniform1836
harness1891
1836 C. Dickens Pickwick Papers (1837) ii. 24 The proposed uniform, sir, of the Pickwick Club.
1885 ‘Mrs. Alexander’ At Bay i. 14 A good-looking boy in the polytechnique uniform.
1897 H. Caine Christian i. x. 48 The girls were nearly all nurses, and they wore their uniform.
c. A single suit of this kind. †Also plural, the separate garments composing this.
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the world > textiles and clothing > clothing > types or styles of clothing > [noun] > for specific people > for members of a body or association > single uniform suit
uniform1785
the world > textiles and clothing > clothing > types or styles of clothing > [noun] > for specific people > for members of a body or association > separate garments composing
uniform1785
1785 Ann. Reg. 1783 Chron. 193/2 Such flag officers, however, as were provided with the uniforms were permitted to wear the same.
1814 W. Scott Waverley I. xvii. 254 He had laid aside the Highland dress for the time, to put on an old blue and red uniform . View more context for this quotation
1834 F. Marryat Peter Simple II. xix. 341 That is the reason why my uniforms are so shabby. I spoilt them then.
d. transferred. The customary dress or mode of appearance characteristic of persons of a certain age, class, or lifestyle.
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the world > textiles and clothing > clothing > types or styles of clothing > [noun] > for specific people > of certain age, class, or lifestyle
uniform1930
1930 G. B. Shaw Apple Cart i. 13 (Pointing to his blouse.) Boanerges. The uniform of Labor, your Royal Highness.
1967 Listener 17 Aug. 197/3 One day one had one's hair flopping down one's back, short skirts which barely cleared the knee. (Ironically that's the uniform of grown-ups nowadays, isn't it?)
1976 ‘D. Fletcher’ Don't whistle ‘Macbeth’ 37 The discreet beads, the silver bracelet,..court shoes..were identical with the uniform of hundreds of women..of the middle class.
3.
a. A person wearing a uniform. rare.
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the world > textiles and clothing > clothing > wearing clothing > [noun] > wearing other clothing > one who
Court-mantlec1367
Sunday citizen1598
longcoat1603
lettice ruffa1625
silkworma1625
copester1637
short-coat1649
Scotch-sleeve?1706
Evite1713
uniform1786
nude1810
blue-stockinged1818
waistcoateer1825
padder1828
stook of duds1834
bloomer1851
sleeve1851
shirt1860
shirtwaister1900
DJ1926
rat-catcher1928
sweater girl1940
zoot-suiter1942
Edwardian1954
penguin1967
overcoat1969
1786 F. Burney Diary Oct. (1842) III. 195 I opened the eating-room door,..but saw, to my surprise, a party of uniforms.
1900 J. K. Jerome Three Men on Bummel ix. 208 I believe there is a heavy fine for joking with any German uniform.
1970 G. Jackson Let. 24 Mar. in Soledad Brother (1971) 189 If a uniform denied some small request, we would take it to the counselor.
b. Short for uniform branch at Compounds b (see below).
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society > law > law enforcement > police force or the police > [noun] > branch or part of police force > specific
water1552
armed police1787
special police1804
detective force1849
traffic police1883
vice squad1905
drug squad1913
blue force1920
ghost squad1922
flying squad1927
Sweeney1936
morality squad1945
courtesy patrol1961
strike force1961
pussy posse1963
drugs squad1965
vice1967
mobile1971
uniform branch1972
uniform1978
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1978 F. Branston Sergeant Ritchie's Consc. i. 13 ‘Spoken to the Chief?’ he said... ‘Uniform have done that,’ guessed Ritchie.
Compounds
attributive.
a. In the sense ‘pertaining to, forming (part of) a uniform’, as uniform case, uniform clothes, uniform coat.In some instances not clearly distinguishable from the adjective. Cf. uniform adj. 2c.
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the world > textiles and clothing > clothing > types or styles of clothing > [adjective] > for specific people > other
motley1566
uniform1807
groomish1843
hooped1898
come-to-Jesus1908
semi-sports1929
casual1939
scrub1954
1807 P. Gass Jrnls. 188 We got a canoe from the natives, for which we gave an officer's uniform coat.
1825 in J. A. Heraud Voy. Midshipm. (1837) x. 179 Buy your..uniform clothes (two jackets and one coat) in London.
1852 W. M. Thackeray Henry Esmond II. xiii. 222 An officer in a green uniform coat.
1889 J. J. Hissey Tour in Phaeton 399 We pack our personal belongings in tin uniform cases.
b. In the sense ‘wearing uniform; uniformed’; spec. in the police force, distinguished from the plain-clothes section, esp. in uniform branch.
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the world > textiles and clothing > clothing > wearing clothing > [adjective] > wearing clothing for specific people > wearing uniform > types of
liveried1637
bloody-backed1770
plain clothes1822
well-liveried1835
red-breeches1840
uniform1895
society > law > law enforcement > police force or the police > [adjective] > branches of police force
uniformed1813
scenes-of-crime1931
mobile1938
uniform1938
society > law > law enforcement > police force or the police > [noun] > branch or part of police force > specific
water1552
armed police1787
special police1804
detective force1849
traffic police1883
vice squad1905
drug squad1913
blue force1920
ghost squad1922
flying squad1927
Sweeney1936
morality squad1945
courtesy patrol1961
strike force1961
pussy posse1963
drugs squad1965
vice1967
mobile1971
uniform branch1972
uniform1978
NCIS1991
1895 Westm. Gaz. 1 Jan. 4/3 Several uniform policemen watched the prosecutor and prisoners.
1938 F. D. Sharpe Sharpe of Flying Squad i. 15 I don't wish to detract from the valuable work carried out by the Uniform Section..but..the Flying Squad plays a leading part in this work.
1970 P. Laurie Scotl. Yard ii. 51 The school also provides instructors to train uniform officers.
1972 Police Rev. 17 Nov. 1509/1 I would like to express my gratitude..for the efforts of both the C.I.D. and the uniform branch to deal with crime.
1980 P. G. Winslow Counsellor Heart ii. 41 Uniform Branch have had complaints of noise... Late parties.
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uniformadj.
/ˈjuːnᵻfɔːm/, U.S. /ˈjunəˌfɔrm/ I. Of things in respect to their own qualities or constitution.
1. absolute.1606 J. Sylvester tr. G. de S. Du Bartas Deuine Weekes & Wks. (new ed.) ii. iv. 77 Cause of all Causes, Ocean of all Good,..The Vni-forme, which giues all Formes their Beeing.† c. Of consent: Unanimous. Obsolete.
a. Of one form, character, or kind; having, maintaining, occurring in or under, the same form always; that is or remains the same in different places, at different times, or under varying circumstances; exhibiting no difference, diversity, or variation.
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the world > relative properties > relationship > uniformity > [adjective]
oneOE
consimilec1400
suinga1425
even?c1425
agreeable1512
uniform1540
consemblable?1541
suant1547
constantc1550
just?1556
similar1563
similary1564
unvaried1570
uniformal1574
consimilar1577
homogeneana1601
homogeneal1603
homogene1607
invariable1607
of a piece1607
undistinguisheda1616
univocal1615
immutable1621
uniformable1632
solemn1639
homogeneous1646
consistent1651
pariformal1651
self-consistent1651
congeniousa1656
level1655
undiversificated1659
equal1663
of one make1674
invarieda1676
congenerous1683
undiversified1684
equable1693
solid1699
consisting1700
tranquil1794
unbranching1826
horizontal1842
sole1845
self-similar1847
homoeomeric1865
equiformal1883
monochrome1970
1540 J. Palsgrave in tr. G. Gnapheus Comedye of Acolastus sig. Aij One selfe and vniforme maner of teachynge of all those Grammaticalle ensygnementes.
1555 W. Waterman tr. J. Boemus Fardle of Facions i. v. 72 The ordre of Mariage emong the Egiptians is not vniforme.
1601 P. Holland tr. Pliny Hist. World I. 161 This impression, that maketh either the foresaid uniforme likenesse, or confusion and varietie.
1662 in Extracts State Papers (Friends' Hist. Soc.) (1911) 2nd Ser. 150 Wee would be glad that all our Subjects could be brought to agree in a uniforme Worship of God.
1710 H. Prideaux Orig. & Right Tithes ii. 127 From whence else should they have such a Uniform Usage but by a Uniform Tradition from them?
1780 J. Bentham Introd. Princ. Morals & Legisl. (1789) xiv. §1 It is lost time to seek for an uniform base of agreement upon so essential an object.
1819 W. Scott Bride of Lammermoor x, in Tales of my Landlord 3rd Ser. I. 288 According to a uniform custom in remote places in Scotland.
1869 F. W. Newman Misc. 224 A uniform franchise through the whole federation would have followed.
1891 Law Times 92 124/1 In Ireland the practice in this respect..was not uniform.
b. Of persons (or personifications), their disposition, etc. Hence, exhibiting or preserving uniformity or consistency in respect of conduct or opinion; consistent.
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the world > relative properties > relationship > uniformity > [adjective] > consistent (of persons)
uniform1551
consistent1734
1551 T. Cranmer Answer S. Gardiner 14 The churche of Rome..sheweth her selfe alway vniforme and consonaunt, to confound all the doctrine of Christe.
1647 H. More Philos. Poems 35 If he will his own fortunes overturn It cannot well be holp, we must be uniform.
1692 tr. C. de Saint-Évremond Misc. Ess. 339 Where is a Man so uniform, as to have nothing of inequality, and contrariety in his Actions?
1747 S. Richardson Clarissa I. i. 3 Every-body pities you. So steady, so uniform in your conduct.
1799 Duke of Wellington Dispatches (1834) I. 16 Of this uniform disposition abundant proofs have been afforded by each of the allies.
1823 W. Scott Peveril IV. xii. 288 For Buckingham's sins..he is the regular and uniform sponsor.
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the mind > language > statement > agreement, concurrence, or unanimity > [adjective] > of beliefs, statements, or actions
universal1531
uniform1559
uniformal1574
unanime1610
univocal1615
unison1649
universanimous1649
unanimous1675
1559 in J. Strype Ann. Reformation (1709) viii. 116 We..have with one uniform consent set forth this short declaration.
1620 N. Brent tr. P. Sarpi Hist. Councel of Trent viii. 745 An vniforme consent of Doctors.
d. Of clothing or dress: Of the same pattern, colour, and material amongst a number or body of persons.Merging into an attributive use of uniform n. (sense 4).
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the world > textiles and clothing > clothing > types or styles of clothing > [adjective] > other
smalleOE
lightc1230
round1402
side-necked1430
wanton1489
Spanish1530
tucked1530
lustya1555
civil1582
open-breasted1598
full1601
everlasting1607
sheeten1611
nothinga1616
burly1651
pin-up1677
slouching1691
double-breasted1701
negligée1718
translated1727
uniform1746
undress1777
single-breasted1796
unworn1798
mamalone1799
costumic1801
safeguard1822
Tom and Jerry1830
lightweight1837
fancy dress1844
wrap-1845
hen-skin1846
Mary Stuart1846
well-cut1849
mousquetaire1851
empire1852
costumary1853
solid1859
spring weight1869
Henri II1870
western1881
hard-boiled1882
man-of-war1883
Henley1886
demi-season1890
Gretchen1890
toreador1892
crossover1893
French cut1896
drifty1897
boxy1898
Buster Brown1902
Romney1903
modistic1907
Peter Pan1908
classic1909
Fauntleroy1911
baby doll1912
flared1928
flare1929
tuck-in1929
unpressed1932
Edwardian1934
swingy1937
topless1937
wraparound1937
dressed-down1939
cover-up1942
Sun Yat-sen1942
utility1942
non-utility1948
sudsable1951
off-the-shoulder1953
peasant1953
flareless1954
A-line1955
matador1955
stretch1956
wash-and-wear1959
layered1962
Tom Jones1964
Carnaby Street1965
Action Man1966
Mao-style1967
wear-dated1968
thermal1970
bondage1980
swaggery1980
hoochie1990
mitumba1990
kinderwhore1994
1746 in Jrnl. Archaeol. Soc. (1847) 2 77 That a uniform dress is useful and necessary for the commissioned officers.
1769 Ann. Reg. 1768 63/1 The lappels and cuffs of the military uniform frocks, appointed to be worn by the lieutenants of his Majesty's fleet.
1785 Ann. Reg. 1783 Chron. 193/2 The uniform clothing worn by the flag officers.
1890 Harper's Mag. Feb. 333 The practice of clothing soldiers, by regiments, in one uniform dress.
2. as adverb.1630 tr. G. Botero Relations Famous Kingdomes World (rev. ed.) 132 Paris..is the greater, the uniformer built, and stronglier situate.† b. Botany. Of flowers: (see quots.). Obsolete.
a. Having or presenting the same appearance or aspect; exhibiting no, or little, diversity in respect of form, design, or dimensions; hence, having a plain, unbroken, or undiversified surface or exterior.In the 17th–18th centuries frequently of buildings, etc.
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society > leisure > the arts > visual arts > work of art > [adjective] > qualities of work of art
uniforma1552
sweet1662
stiff1779
chargeda1806
late1851
ineffective1858
detailed1867
schematic1868
rhythmical1880
functional1881
late-period1927
engaged1947
engagé1955
retardataire1958
a1552 J. Leland Itinerary (1710) I. 86 The Chirch of S. Mary is excellent, (newe) and uniforme yn Work.
1621 in A. J. Kempe Losely MSS (1836) 456 The church of St. Treguse ys..a very good one, were it uniforme.
1632 P. Massinger & N. Field Fatall Dowry iii. sig. F3v All else about you Cap a pe, So vniforme in spite of handsomnesse, Shews such a bold contempt of comelinesse.
1696 W. Whiston New Theory of Earth ii. 115 Every such state of external Nature was even, uniform, and regular.
1723 E. Chambers tr. S. Le Clerc Treat. Archit. I. 59 Columns..ought not to have any Flutings; for..plain uniform Columns carry..a better appearance.
1749 T. Nugent Grand Tour I. 278 The street called La Rue Royale, is one of the longest, straightest, and most uniform in Europe.
1785 W. Cowper Task vi. 178 All this uniform, uncolour'd scene, Shall be dismantled of its fleecy load.
1859 C. Darwin Origin of Species iii. 73 The face of nature remains uniform for long periods of time.
1884 F. O. Bower & D. H. Scott tr. H. A. de Bary Compar. Anat. Phanerogams & Ferns 110 The thickening mass is either uniform or pitted.
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the world > plants > appearance of plant > form of plant or that has parts of particular shape > [adjective] > having uniform organization
uniform1693
homorganic1854
1693 Philos. Trans. (Royal Soc.) 17 929 Such as have a Uniform Flower, as Senna, or such as have a difform or Papilionaceous Flower.
1704 J. Harris Lexicon Technicum I Uniform Flowers of Plants, the Botanists call such as are all round of the same Figure; or whose fore and back part, and whose right and left parts are exactly alike.
c. Of material things or colour.In this group the sense sometimes becomes narrowed down to ‘not mixed or blended’.
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the world > relative properties > wholeness > state or quality of being simple, unmixed, or uncompounded > [adjective] > composed of one part > specifically of material things
uniformal1574
solid1699
uniform1759
1759 E. Burke Philos. Enq. Sublime & Beautiful (ed. 2) iii. §27. 239 Nor..is the power of black as black, or of white as white, so strong as when each stands uniform and distinguished.
1764 T. Harmer Observ. Passages Script. iv. §27. 192 This mingled wine stands in opposition to new wine, which is, to the eye, an uniform liquor.
1823 W. Scott Quentin Durward I. ii. 28 His jerkin, hose, and cloak, were of a dark uniform colour.
1845 Florist's Jrnl. 6 261 Few gardens could boast an uniform luxuriant green among the plants.
c1860 M. Faraday Var. Forces Nature 67 This piece of glass..being perfectly uniform in its internal structure.
3. Of motion, dimensions, etc.: Free from fluctuation or variation in respect of quantity or amount.
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the world > time > change > absence of change, changelessness > [adjective]
fasteOE
inunvariable1535
uniform1559
changeless1575
unvariant1582
wasteless1589
unchanging1595
inherent1601
unselfchanging1605
shiftless1606
ne'er-changinga1616
waxlessa1618
immutable1621
equal1626
irreducible1633
indiminishable1641
imprevaricable1644
Median1649
undiminishable1653
assiduous1661
unvarying1690
unfluctuating1723
unrelapsing1740
stable1742
unarbitrary1793
untransferable1794
unaltering1813
constant1817
all-or-nothing1853
all-or-none1864
reducelessc1864
unaugmentable1868
invariant1874
inadaptive1886
plateaued1899
steady state1909
hardcore1951
homoeostatic1955
monochromatic1959
the world > relative properties > relationship > uniformity > [adjective] > uniform or free from fluctuation
evena1325
steady1548
uniform1559
equal1661
equablea1676
steadyish1833
1559 W. Cuningham Cosmogr. Glasse 10 The sterres kepe one vniforme distance in mouing.
1597 R. Hooker Of Lawes Eccl. Politie v. lxix. 191 The heauens..keepe in their motions vniforme celeritie.
1656 tr. T. Hobbes Elements Philos. iii. xv. 156 Uniform [motion] is that by which equal Lines are alwayes transmitted in equal times.
1764 Museum Rusticum IV. 58 We should find it in an uniform progression of encrease.
1796 W. Withering Arrangem. Brit. Plants (ed. 3) III. 879 Branches of a uniform breadth.
1860 M. F. Maury Physical Geogr. Sea (ed. 8) xxii. §883 The flow of heat from the sun is held to be uniform.
1879 W. Thomson & P. G. Tait Treat. Nat. Philos. (new ed.) I: Pt. i. §20 Velocity..may be uniform, i.e. the same at every instant; or it may be variable.
II. Of things of the same class in respect of each other, or of one thing in relation to another or others of the same class.
4. † b. Of buildings. Obsolete.† c. Of persons. Obsolete.In quot. a1626 referring to Matthew xxii. 11–13.† d. In agreement with, accordant to, something.
a. Of the same form, character, or kind as another or others; agreeing or according with one another, conforming to one standard, rule, or pattern; alike, similar.
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the world > relative properties > relationship > similarity > [adjective]
ylikeeOE
likeOE
anlikeOE
accordanta1325
of a (also one) mouldc1330
kindred1340
lichy1370
likelyc1384
alikea1393
ontinkela1400
evenly?c1400
similable?a1440
semble1449
of a sort1463
seemable1501
uniform1548
resembled1553
self-like1556
like-natured1566
resembling1573
kindlike1579
of the same, that, every, etc. feather1581
resemblant1581
marrow1585
similar1586
like-seeming1590
twin-like1599
connatural1601
similary1610
semblativea1616
otherlike1620
like-shaped1640
connate1641
homogeneous1641
consimilar1645
congenerous1646
resemblancing1652
congeniousa1656
congenerate1657
equaliform1660
congenial1669
similitive1678
symbolizant1685
synonymous1690
of akin1723
consimilary1736
like-sized1742
cogeneric1777
alike as a row of pins1785
congenerica1834
Siamese1833
congener1867
lak1881
sorty1885
homoeomorphic1902
homogenized1958
1548 W. Thomas in J. Strype Eccl. Memorials (1721) II. App. v. 71 So because we have no neighbour of uniform religion, I determine we can find no friend, whose amity is to be trusted.
1593 R. Hooker Of Lawes Eccl. Politie iv. xiii. 200 The only doubt is about the maner of their vnity, how far Churches are bound to be vniforme in their ceremonies.
1637 W. Saltonstall tr. Eusebius Life Constantine 77 Thus the Emperours Edict discovered the Dens and uniforme Cages of these Heretickes.
1660 R. Coke Elements Power & Subjection 222 in Justice Vindicated The ceremonies of Edward's Reformation were more uniform than before.
1702 Eng. Theophrastus 263 Things Past, Present, and to Come, are strangely Uniform and of a Colour.
1762 Ld. Kames Elements Crit. III. App. 390 When two figures are composed of similar parts, they are said to be uniform.
1794 A. Radcliffe Myst. of Udolpho II. iii. 97 My answers on the subject have been uniform.
1867 S. Smiles Huguenots Eng. & Ireland i. 6 The copies sold having been compared with each other, were found to be exactly uniform!
1878 J. S. Bristowe Treat. Theory & Pract. Med. (ed. 2) 534 The symptoms of rupture of the heart are far from uniform.
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the world > relative properties > relationship > similarity > [adjective] > like each other
likec1330
uniform1549
of one (or a) scantling1551
resemblinga1586
both-like1629
1549 W. Thomas Hist. Italie f. 207 Buildynges on bothe sides so fayre and vniforme.
1617 F. Moryson Itinerary iii. 66 The houses are most of bricke,..and so vniforme, as if they had all beene built at a time, and by the same workemen.
1684 Bp. G. Burnet tr. T. More Utopia 73 Their Buildings are good, and are so uniform, that a whole side of a Street looks like one House.
1700 in J. A. Picton City of Liverpool: Select. Munic. Rec. (1883) I. 291 Ye buildings be handsome & uniform.
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the world > textiles and clothing > clothing > wearing clothing > [adjective] > other
slitteredc1380
tatteredc1380
accoutredc1540
suiteda1592
undressed1605
uniforma1626
full-dressed1731
tucky1748
underdresseda1784
costumed1820
décolleté1831
fancy dressed1836
winter-clad1836
sacked1847
evening-dressed1848
mufti1853
tailor-made1896
swim-suited1955
a1626 L. Andrewes Patterne Catechisticall Doctr. (1630) 210 He that was not uniforme was punished.
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the world > relative properties > order > agreement, harmony, or congruity > [adjective] > specific with or to something
accordable1386
convenientc1400
agreeablea1450
to be standing withc1487
consonanta1492
consowningc1503
correspondenta1533
quadrant1536
constant1574
suitablea1586
uniforma1586
congruous1599
responsible1600
consentaneous1621
sympathizinga1627
consistible1642
consistent1646
consentany1648
consonate1649
quadratea1657
consonous1660
consentient1661
of a piece with1665
symmetrious1667
unison1675
consisting1700
one with ——a1848
congruent1875
a1586 Sir P. Sidney Arcadia (1590) ii. xii. sig. X4 So diuers be the Elements disposed In this weake worke, that it can neuer be Made vniforme to any state reposed.
1669 in R. Willis & J. W. Clark Archit. Hist. Univ. Cambr. (1886) II. 557 Three outward dore cases shalbe arched..with freestone vniforme to the windowes.
1702 H. Dodwell Apol. §19 I have shewn it agreeable to the severest Reasoning..to make his Death uniform to the rest of his Life.
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uniformv.
/ˈjuːnᵻfɔːm/, U.S. /ˈjunəˌfɔrm/ 1. transitive. To make conformable to.In a parody of pedantic language.
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the world > relative properties > order > agreement, harmony, or congruity > adaptation or adjustment > adapt or adjust [verb (transitive)] > bring into conformity
conform1377
redressa1538
uniforma1586
quader1588
reduce1621
quadrate?1630
comply1642
assimilate1664
a1586 Sir P. Sidney Lady of May in Arcadia (1598) sig. Bbb5v Thus must I vniforme my speech to your obtuse conceptions.
2. To make or render (a number of persons or things) uniform or alike; to bring or reduce to uniformity.In later quots. with suggestion of sense 3.
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the world > relative properties > relationship > uniformity > bring or reduce to uniformity [verb (transitive)]
dismark1632
homogeneate1652
uniformc1681
monotonize1803
uniformalize1805
equalize1822
uniformize1866
homogenize1886
sausage1922
c1681 E. Hickeringill Trimmer iii, in Wks. (1716) I. 372 We'll uniform you all, and make you all alike.
a1708 T. Ward England's Reformation (1710) i. 64 To..Uniform the Multitude In Prayer, and joyn the jarring crowd.
1870 J. R. Lowell My Study Windows (1871) 258 The more than Protean travesties which words underwent before they were uniformed by Johnson and Walker.
1887 Harper's Mag. July 280 It is a human device to uniform people into friends and enemies.
3. To dress in, put into, uniform. Cf. uniformed adj., uniforming n. originally U.S.
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the world > textiles and clothing > clothing > providing with clothing > provide with clothing [verb (transitive)] > in specific way > with specific garments > uniform or livery
livery1609
uniform1861
1861 O. W. Norton Let. 8 June in Army Lett. (1903) 12 We are to be uniformed and equipped immediately.
1888 Long Branch (New Jersey) News 7 Apr. In our spirit of imitation do we not go too far when we talk of uniforming the shop girls in the big dry goods store.
1894 Outing 24 78/2 Hull persisted in uniforming the militia after his own sweet will.
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