man of the cloth – Originally applied to anyone who wore a uniform or livery for work. More…
mufti – Civilian clothes worn by a person who usually wears a uniform. More…
uniform – Something that is uniform has literally only “one form,” from Latin unus, “one,” and forma, “form.” More…
doughboy – The small round doughnuts served to sailors in the 19th century were called doughboys—and they resembled the round buttons on the sailors’ uniforms—so the sailors came to be known as this. More…