'Fatigue dress' definitions:

Definition of 'Fatigue dress'

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  • Fatigue \Fa*tigue"\, n. [F., fr. fatiguer to fatigue, L. fatigare; cf. L. affatim sufficiently.]
  • 1. Weariness from bodily labor or mental exertion; lassitude or exhaustion of strength. [1913 Webster]
  • 2. The cause of weariness; labor; toil; as, the fatigues of war. --Dryden. [1913 Webster]
  • 3. The weakening of a metal when subjected to repeated vibrations or strains. [1913 Webster]
  • Fatigue call (Mil.), a summons, by bugle or drum, to perform fatigue duties.
  • Fatigue dress, the working dress of soldiers.
  • Fatigue duty (Mil.), labor exacted from soldiers aside from the use of arms. --Farrow.
  • Fatigue party, a party of soldiers on fatigue duty. [1913 Webster]