| Front | mufti /MUHF-tee/ |
|---|---|
| Back | noun 1. Civilian clothes, in contrast with military or other uniforms, or as worn by a person who usually wears a uniform. 2. A Muslim jurist expert in the religious law. [Mufti came into English in the late 1500s from the Arabic word of the same pronunciation. The word literally meant a person who delivers a judgment. The sense of "civilian clothing" arises from the legal adviser being a civil official who did not wear military garb.] "Those on duty were dressed in the distinctive ochre uniform that has won so many admirers. However, almost the entire complement of cabin crew and pilots not rostered on were also there - in mufti - further demonstrating the sort of esprit de corps the fledgling airline has managed to engender in just 18 months." |
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