civilian dress vs civilian clothing

civilian dress and civilian clothing both are nouns.

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

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

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

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

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