The Collaborative International Dictionary
Fatigue \Fa*tigue"\, n. [F., fr. fatiguer to fatigue, L. fatigare; cf. L. affatim sufficiently.]
Weariness from bodily labor or mental exertion; lassitude or exhaustion of strength.
The cause of weariness; labor; toil; as, the fatigues of war.
--Dryden.-
The weakening of a metal when subjected to repeated vibrations or strains.
Fatigue call (Mil.), a summons, by bugle or drum, to perform fatigue duties.
Fatigue dress, the working dress of soldiers.
Fatigue duty (Mil.), labor exacted from soldiers aside from the use of arms.
--Farrow.Fatigue party, a party of soldiers on fatigue duty.
Usage examples of "fatigue dress".
Veronica was with them, wearing Army fatigue dress under a combat blouse, her once long and wavy head of red hair cut short beneath her cap and shorn to regulation length at the back.
Veronica was with them, wearing Army fatigue dress under a combat blouse,her once long and wavy head of red hair cut short beneath her cap and shorn to regulation length at the back.
Then we'll go on to the various types of uniform used, the differing branches of the SS and their different insignia, the occasions when gala uniform, full-dress uniform, walkingout uniform, combat uniform, and fatigue dress would be worn.