gray uniform

Confederate soldier's attire

A gray uniform is clothing of a standardized gray color worn to identify membership in an organization.

The term most often evokes the Confederate Army uniforms of the American Civil War, distinguishing Southern soldiers from Union troops in blue: The gray uniforms emerged from the tree line.

Gray uniforms also appear in military academies, police forces, and various service industries.

Opposites
color/hue

gray uniformblue uniform

Standard police clothing

blue coat · white uniform

formality/individuality

gray uniformstreet clothes

Ordinary daily attire

casual wear · plainclothes · mufti

visual distinctiveness

gray uniformceremonial dress

Formal attire for rituals

parade uniform

Family

gray, grey, grays, grayer, greyer, grayest, greyest, grayish, greyish

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Known to kids · Used worldwide · Timeless · Concrete · Everyday, not technical · Rated G