fatigues
(noun) military uniform worn by military personnel when doing menial labor
Source: WordNet® 3.1
fatigues
plural of fatigue
fatigues pl (plural only)
(military) Menial duties, especially as punishment.
Coordinate terms: CB, jankers
(US) Military clothing worn when doing menial tasks.
fatigues
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of fatigue
Source: Wiktionary
Fa*tigue", n. Etym: [F., fr. fatiguer to fatigue, L. fatigare; cf. L. affatim sufficiently.]
1. Weariness from bodily labor or mental exertion; lassitude or exhaustion of strength.
2. The cause of weariness; labor; toil; as, the fatigues of war. Dryden.
3. The weakening of a metal when subjected to repeated vibrations or strains. 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.
Fa*tigue", v. t. [imp. & p. p. Fatigued; p. pr. & vb. n. Fatiguing, n.] Etym: [Cf. F. fatiguer. See Fatigue, n.]
Definition: To weary with labor or any bodily or mental exertion; to harass with toil; to exhaust the strength or endurance of; to tire.
Syn.
– To jade; tire; weary; bore. See Jade.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
10 April 2025
(adjective) capable of being extinguished or killed; “an extinguishable fire”; “hope too is extinguishable”
The Boston Tea Party helped popularize coffee in America. The hefty tea tax imposed on the colonies in 1773 resulted in America switching from tea to coffee. In the lead up to the Revolutionary War, it became patriotic to sip java instead of tea. The Civil War made the drink more pervasive. Coffee helped energize tired troops, and drinking it became an expression of freedom.
