regimentals

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Private James Stanley and others stripped off their regimentals and jumped into Long Island Sound from the Fort coal dock.

From Time Magazine Archive

They could talk of nothing but officers; and Mr. Bingley’s large fortune, the mention of which gave animation to their mother, was worthless in their eyes when opposed to the regimentals of an ensign.

From "Pride and Prejudice" by Jane Austen

O, he swelled in regimentals Till he quite outgrew his tent, But he'll get the one he asked for When old Hogan pays his rent.

From By Trench and Trail in Song and Story by MacKay, Angus

We are no cowards in regimentals, nor did we make our statement with a view of slandering the royal pensioner.

From Secret History of the Court of England, from the Accession of George the Third to the Death of George the Fourth, Volume I (of 2) Including, Among Other Important Matters, Full Particulars of the Mysterious Death of the Princess Charlotte by Hamilton, Lady Anne

They wore the regimentals of our Mohawk Regiment of district militia, carried rifles and packs; and I smelled the tobacco from their pipes, which seemed pleasant though I had never learned to smoke.

From The Little Red Foot by Chambers, Robert W. (Robert William)