KHAKI

khaki

(adjective) of a yellowish brown color

khaki

(noun) a sturdy twilled cloth of a yellowish brown color used especially for military uniforms

Source: WordNet® 3.1

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Etymology

Noun

khaki (countable and uncountable, plural khakis)

A dull, yellowish-brown colour, the colour of dust.

Khaki green, a dull green colour.

• Op. cit., page 56

A strong cloth of wool or cotton, often used for military or other uniforms.

(rare) A soldier wearing a khaki uniform.

(South Africa, derogatory, slang) A British person (from the colour of the uniform of British troops, originally in the Second Boer War; compare rooinek). (In this sense the plural generally is khakies.)

Khaki clothing or uniform, commonly in the plural.

Adjective

khaki (comparative more khaki, superlative most khaki)

Dust-coloured; of the colour of dust.

Source: Wiktionary

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Kha"ki (kä"ke), a. [Hind. khaki, lit., dusty, dust-colored, fr. Per. khak dust.]

Definition: Of a dull brownish yellow, or drab color; -- applied to cloth, originally to a stout brownish cotton cloth, used in making uniforms in the Anglo-Indian army. In the United States service the summer uniform of cotton is officially designated khaki; the winter uniform of wool, olive drab.

Kha"ki, n.

Definition: Any kind of khaki cloth; hence, a uniform of khaki or, rarely, a soldier clad in khaki. In the United States and British armies khaki or cloth of a very similar color is almost exclusively used for service in the field.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition

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