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plain clothes
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–noun
| clothing other than one's uniform, esp. civilian clothes worn on duty by a police officer. |
Also, plainclothes.
[Origin: 1815–25
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plain-clothes, adjective
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plain clothes
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| plain clothes | |
noun | |
| ordinary clothing as distinguished from uniforms, work clothes, clerical garb, etc. [syn: civilian clothing] |
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plain clothes also adjective
a plain-clothes job
See also: plain-spoken, in plain English, plain, plain chocolate, plain sailing, "plain clothes" in any language
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