http://wordie.org/words/uniforms Comments for the word 'Uniforms' http://wordie.org http://wordie.org/words/uniforms#comments Captured at Yorktown, from the British "Deputy-Quarter-Master" and seized "in consequence of his violation of the right of flags": <br />77 uniforms for non-commissioned officers. <br />17 ditto (meaning "the same") for drummers (and fifers, included because "drummers" was used synonymously with "musicians"). <br />420 ditto privates. <br />12 ditto servants.<br /><br />These were listed separately from other items of clothing such as <a href="/words/hats">hats</a>, <a href="/words/caps">caps</a>, <a href="/words/coats">coats</a>, <a href="/words/jackets">jackets</a>, and other items such as <a href="/words/cloth">cloth</a>. Mon, 29 Oct 2007 02:28:03 +0000 http://wordie.org/words/uniforms#comments