WordNet
n. ordinary clothing as distinguished from uniforms, work clothes, clerical garb, etc. [syn: civilian clothing, civilian dress, plain clothes]
Usage examples of "civilian garb".
Recta, Pompey allowed them to don civilian garb and go into the city.
Gravely, and despite Illyan's civilian garb, Haroche saluted him as they turned to leave.
For the first time, Vorberg seemed to become aware of Miles's subdued civilian garb.
Though both wore civilian garb, Flandry's iridescent puff-sleeved blouse, scarlet cummerbund, flared blue trousers, and curly-toed beefleather slippers opposed the other's plain coverall.
The mixture of dress uniforms and still-more-splendid civilian garb had almost reached him.
The young man there, dressed in civilian garb rather than a uniform, looked up at Frank's approach.
A little exasperated by that point, the captain took Gleason by the sleeve of his civilian garb.
If I might add, however, I assume that Lieutenant Rembrandt will be in civilian garb for her mission?
In his bedroom he donned not civilian garb but the blue uniform of the Peace Authority.
Two were dressed in well-tailored civilian garb, the third in a black Space Legion officer's uniform.