All 3 Uses of
uniform
in
Sense and Sensibility
- Nothing in my opinion has ever passed to justify doubt; no secrecy has been attempted; all has been uniformly open and unreserved.†
Chpt 15 (definition 1) *
- Mrs. Palmer, on the contrary, who was strongly endowed by nature with a turn for being uniformly civil and happy, was hardly seated before her admiration of the parlour and every thing in it burst forth.†
Chpt 19 (definition 1)
Uses with a very common or rare meaning:
- In one thing, however, she was uniform, when it came to the point, in avoiding, where it was possible, the presence of Mrs. Jennings, and in a determined silence when obliged to endure it.†
Chpt 31 (definition 2) *
Definitions:
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(1) (uniform as in: uniform consistency) consistent (the same in some way)
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(2) (meaning too common or rare to warrant focus) more commonly, uniform refers to clothing of distinctive design worn by members of a particular group as a means of identification. For example, an army uniform.