battledress

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noun

A form of military uniform.

OriginEnglish dress ← Middle English dressen ← Old French drecier →
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Meanings

nounbattledress (countable and uncountable, plural battledresses)

plural battledresses

  1. countableuncountableA form of military uniform.

Origin

  1. Proto-Indo-European*bʰedʰh₂-
  2. Latinbattuō
  3. Late Latinbattālia
  4. Old Frenchbataille
  5. Middle Englishbatayle
  6. Englishbattle
  7. Proto-Indo-European*dwóh₁
  8. Proto-Indo-European*trísinflu.
  9. Proto-Indo-European*d(w)is-
  10. Proto-Italic*dis-
  11. Latindīs-
  12. Proto-Indo-European*h₃reǵ-
  13. Proto-Indo-European*h₃reǵtós
  14. Proto-Italic*rektos
  15. Latinrēctus
  16. Latindīrēctus
  17. Vulgar Latin*dīrēctiāre
  18. Old Frenchdrecier
  19. Middle Englishdressen
  20. Englishdress
  21. Englishbattledress

From battle + dress.

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Translations

Afrikaans gevegstenue, vegklere
  • gevegstenuea form of military uniform
  • vegklerea form of military uniform
German Kampfanzug
  • Kampfanzuga form of military uniform
Cite this entry
APA

battledress. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/battledress

MLA

“battledress.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/battledress. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “battledress,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/battledress.

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