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Definition of Plain clothes

1. Noun. Ordinary clothing as distinguished from uniforms, work clothes, clerical garb, etc..

Definition of Plain clothes

1. Noun. Civilian clothes worn by someone in an occupation or organization for which a uniform might be expected, as the police or clergy. ¹

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Literary usage of Plain clothes

Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:

1. The World of Graft by Josiah Flynt (1901)
"Boston—"A Plain-Clothes Man's Town" ACCORDING to the testimony of living witnesses, some of whom took part in the crusade, Boston became quite concerned ..."

2. The Massachusetts Teacher and Journal of Home and School Education by Massachusetts Teachers Association (1874)
"plain clothes FOR THE SCHOOL-MARMS. — We plead in the interest of our nation against the fashion and extravagance in dress that is creeping into our public ..."

3. A Portion of the Journal Kept by Thomas Raikes, Esq., from 1831 to 1847 by Thomas Raikes (1857)
"... we were overtaken by two gondolas with embroidered liveries, who preceded another rowed by servants in plain clothes, where were seated the Emperor and ..."

4. Statistical Report by New York (N.Y.). Police Dept (1906)
"The plain clothes man escapes complaints, also, to a large extent. ... Detective work, of course, has to be done in plain clothes. ..."

5. The British Magazine and Monthly Register of Religious and Ecclesiastical by Hugh James Rose, Samuel Roffey Maitland (1841)
"... I will consent to do so, provided the members of the dub will appear at church in plain clothes, and divested of ornament. Yours, obliged, THE CURATE OF ..."

6. The World of Graft by Josiah Flynt (1901)
"Boston—"A Plain-Clothes Man's Town" ACCORDING to the testimony of living witnesses, some of whom took part in the crusade, Boston became quite concerned ..."

7. The Massachusetts Teacher and Journal of Home and School Education by Massachusetts Teachers Association (1874)
"plain clothes FOR THE SCHOOL-MARMS. — We plead in the interest of our nation against the fashion and extravagance in dress that is creeping into our public ..."

8. A Portion of the Journal Kept by Thomas Raikes, Esq., from 1831 to 1847 by Thomas Raikes (1857)
"... we were overtaken by two gondolas with embroidered liveries, who preceded another rowed by servants in plain clothes, where were seated the Emperor and ..."

9. Statistical Report by New York (N.Y.). Police Dept (1906)
"The plain clothes man escapes complaints, also, to a large extent. ... Detective work, of course, has to be done in plain clothes. ..."

10. The British Magazine and Monthly Register of Religious and Ecclesiastical by Hugh James Rose, Samuel Roffey Maitland (1841)
"... I will consent to do so, provided the members of the dub will appear at church in plain clothes, and divested of ornament. Yours, obliged, THE CURATE OF ..."

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