About The Word Khaki
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Khaki
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What's The Definition Of Khaki?
[n] a sturdy twilled cloth of a yellowish brown color used especially for military uniforms
[adj] of a yellowish brown color similar to olive drab Synonyms | Synonyms for Khaki: chromatic Related Terms | Find terms related to Khaki: beige | brown | brownish | brownish-yellow | brunet | chocolate | cinnamon | cocoa | cocoa-brown | coffee | coffee-brown | drab | dun | dun-brown | dun-drab | ecru | fawn | fawn-colored | fuscous | grege | hazel | lurid | nut-brown | olive-brown | olive-drab | seal | seal-brown | sepia | snuff-colored | sorrel | tan | taupe | tawny | toast | toast-brown | umber | umber-colored | walnut | walnut-brown | yellowish-brown See Also | cloth | fabric | material | textile Khaki In Webster's Dictionary \Kha"ki\ (k[aum]"k[-e]), a. [Hind. kh[=a]k[=i], lit.,
dusty, dust-colored, fr. Per. kh[=a]k dust.]
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.
Note: In the United States service the summer uniform of
cotton is officially designated khaki; the winter
uniform of wool, olive drab.
\Kha"ki\, n. 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. |
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