khaki cloth
1Khaki — 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. [Webster 1913… …
2khaki — [kak′ē, kä′kē] adj. [Hindi khākī, dusty, dust colored < Pers khāk, dust, earth] 1. dull yellowish brown 2. made of khaki (cloth) n. pl. khakis 1. a dull yellowish brown 2. strong, twilled cloth of this color, used esp. for military uniforms …
3Khaki drill — or KD was the term for a type of fabric and the British military uniforms made from them. Khaki Drill was worn from 1900 to 1949 and was most often used in tropical service. Generally KD was a series of different uniform patterns of light khaki… …
4Khaki — This article is about the fabric. For the colour, see Khaki (color). Kaki, another name for the persimmon, is often misspelled Khaki . Khaki (pronEng|ˈkɑːkiː in Britain and IPA|/ˈkækiː/ in the US) (in Persian: خاکی ) is a type of fabric or the… …
5khaki — UK [ˈkɑːkɪ] / US [ˈkækɪ] / US [ˈkɑkɪ] noun 1) [uncountable] a green brown or brown yellow colour 2) [uncountable] soldiers uniforms that are khaki, or the cloth used to make them young men dressed in khaki 3) khakis [plural] trousers or other… …
6khaki — khak|i [ kæki, kaki ] noun 1. ) uncount a green brown or brown yellow color 2. ) uncount soldiers uniforms that are khaki, or the cloth used to make them: young men dressed in khaki 3. ) khakis plural pants or other clothes made of khaki cloth ╾… …
7khaki — kha·ki || kÉ‘kɪ , kækɪ / kÉ‘Ëkɪ n. yellowish brown color; khaki colored sturdy cotton cloth adj. yellowish brown; made of khaki cloth …
8Khaki — 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… …
9khaki — (n.) dust colored cloth, 1857, from Urdu khaki, lit. dusty, from khak dust, from Persian. First introduced in uniforms of British cavalry in India (the Guide Corps, 1846); widely adopted for camouflage purposes in the Boer Wars (1899 1902). As an …
10khaki — khakilike, adj. /kak ee, kah kee/, n., pl. khakis, adj. n. 1. dull yellowish brown. 2. a stout, twilled cotton cloth of this color, used esp. in making uniforms. 3. Usually, khakis. (used with a pl. v.) a. a uniform made of this cloth, esp. a… …
