Uniform
A set of standard clothing worn by members of an organisation whilst participating in that organisation's activity.People performing religious activities have often worn standard costumes since the dawn of recorded history. Other early examples of uniforms include the clothing of the armies of the Roman Empire and other civilizations.
Modern uniforms are worn by armed forces and other paramilitary organisations such as police, emergency services, security guards, in some workplaces and schools.
See also
Uniform is also the letter U in the NATO phonetic alphabet
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You'd try a day, and not the secret guess,
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THE Roman saw a crevice in the wood,
To Dorimene our lovers left the key,
And this Joconde pick'd up, a lucky hit,
It seems, said he, I'm not alone in name,
Although a valet has supplied my place,
Returned, and e'en excelled his former days;
Now anxious seem'd to revel in his arms
By many belles Astolphus was resign'd;
But now let us resume the dwarf and queen.
OUR Roman, having satisfied his eyes,
Who follows courts, must oft with care conceal,
What now he'd seen he greatly wish'd to tell;
And what concerns them, howsoever true,
In terms direct, but obviously dispos'd,
From days of yore to those he now bewail'd,
By wily wives, were crown'd with leafless boughs!
Nor bad made worse, but thought things best forgot.
Continued he, am sorry to confess,
Was forced t'acknowledge cuckoldom among
And sacrifice thereto with aching heart
And what within the closet he had seen;
To question what so clearly you have view'd;
A glimpse of such a fact I should obtain,
Astolphus led, where both his ears and sight
Who stood amaz'd at what he heard and saw.
Induced the king vexation to devour;
Feels sprouting horns, yet smiles at fools and knaves:
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