civilian clothing vs civilian dress

civilian clothing and civilian dress both are nouns.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
civilian clothing	Yes	No	No	No
civilian dress	Yes	No	No	No

As nouns, civilian clothing and civilian dress are synonyms defined as:

civilian clothing and civilian dress: ordinary clothing as distinguished from uniforms, work clothes, clerical garb, etc.

Other synonyms of civilian clothing include civilian garb, plain clothes.

civilian clothing (noun)	civilian dress (noun)
ordinary clothing as distinguished from uniforms, work clothes, clerical garb, etc.	ordinary clothing as distinguished from uniforms, work clothes, clerical garb, etc.