As nouns the difference between plainclothes and uniforms
is that plainclothes is ordinary civilian clothes, rather than uniform while uniforms is plural of lang=en.
As an adjective plainclothes
is wearing ordinary civilian clothes instead of a uniform, in order to avoid detection.
plainclothes
English
Adjective
(-)
(usually, of a police officer) Wearing ordinary civilian clothes instead of a uniform, in order to avoid detection.
Noun
(-)
Ordinary civilian clothes, rather than uniform.
Synonyms
* mufti (UK)
