uniform
noun /ˈjuːnɪfɔːm/
  /ˈjuːnɪfɔːrm/
- [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)
enlarge image(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.
