Word Meanings - SERVICEUNIFORM - Book Publishers vocabulary database

The uniform prescribed in regulations for active or routine service, in distinction from dress, full dress, etc. In the United States army it is of olive-drab woolen or khaki-colored cotton, with all metal attachments of dull-finish bronze, with the exceptional of insignia of rank, which are of gold or silver finish.

Uniterable
Not iterable; incapable of being repeated.
COLORADOBEETLE
A yellowish beetle (Doryphora decemlineata), with ten longitudinal, black, dorsal stripes. It has migrated eastwards from its original habitat in Colorado, and is very destructive to the potato plant; -- called also potato beetle and potato bug. See Pot
Metallic
Of or pertaining to a metal; of the nature of metal; resembling metal; as, a metallic appearance; a metallic alloy.
SERVICECAPSERVICEHAT
A cap or hat worn by officers or enlisted men when full-dress uniform, or dress uniform, is not worn. In the United States army the service cap is round, about 3Â½ inches high, flat-topped, with a visor. The service hat is of soft felt of khaki color,
Metallographist
One who writes on the subject of metals.
Olivenite
An olive-green mineral, a hydrous arseniate of copper; olive ore.
Silverberry
A tree or shrub (Elaeagnus argentea) with silvery foliage and fruit.
Silverspot
Any one of numerous species of butterflies of the genus Argynnis and allied genera, having silvery spots on the under side of the wings. See Illust. under Aphrodite.
Coloration
The act or art of coloring; the state of being colored.
Uniformitarianism
The uniformitarian doctrine.
Cottonwood
An American tree of the genus Populus or poplar, having the seeds covered with abundant cottonlike hairs; esp., the P. monilifera and P. angustifolia of the Western United States.
Cottony
Covered with hairs or pubescence, like cotton; downy; nappy; woolly.
Unition
The act of uniting, or the state of being united; junction.
Finisher
One who finishes, puts an end to, completes, or perfects; esp. used in the trades, as in hatting, weaving, etc., for the workman who gives a finishing touch to the work, or any part of it, and brings it to perfection.
COLORADOGROUP
A subdivision of the cretaceous formation of western North America, especially developed in Colorado and the upper Missouri region.
Metallical
See Metallic.
SERVICEUNIFORM
The uniform prescribed in regulations for active or routine service, in distinction from dress, full dress, etc. In the United States army it is of olive-drab woolen or khaki-colored cotton, with all metal attachments of dull-finish bronze, with the exc
Metallography
The science or art of metals and metal working; also, a treatise on metals.

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