U"ni*form , v. t. 1. To
clothe with a uniform; as,
to uniform a company of
soldiers.
2. To make conformable.
[Obs.]
Sir P. Sidney.
U"ni*form , n. [F. uniforme. See Uniform, a.]
A dress of a particular style or fashion worn by persons in the same service or order by means of which they
have a distinctive appearance; as, the uniform of the artillery, of the police, of the Freemasons, etc.
There are many things which, a soldier will do in his plain clothes which he scorns to do in his uniform.
F. W. Robertson. In full uniform (Mil.),
wearing the whole of the
prescribed uniform, with
ornaments, badges of rank, sash, side arms, etc. -- Uniform
sword, an officer's sword of the
regulation pattern
prescribed for the army or navy.
U"ni*form (?), a. [L. uniformis; unus one +
forma from: cf. F.
uniforme.]
1. Having always the same form, manner, or degree; not varying or variable; unchanging; consistent; equable; homogenous; as, the dress of
the Asiatics has been uniform from early ages; the temperature is uniform; a stratum of
uniform clay.
Whewell.
2. Of the same form
with others; agreeing with each other; conforming to one rule or mode; consonant.
The only doubt is . . . how far churches are bound to
be uniform in their ceremonies.
Hooker. Uniform matter, that which is
all of the same kind and
texture; homogenous matter. -- Uniform motion, the motion of a body when it
passes over equal spaces in equal times; equable motion.
Hutton.
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