khaki
adj.
yellowish-brown; made of khaki cloth
n.
yellowish-brown color; khaki colored sturdy cotton cloth
Khaki
Khaki is a type of
fabric or the
colour of such fabric. Traditionally pronounced
IPA: , it is today more often called in Britain, in the USA. The name comes from the
Persian word khak (dust/ashes) which came to English from modern day
Pakistan, specifically via the
British Indian Army. Khaki means earth-coloured or dust coloured, referring to the colour of uniforms introduced by the army regiments in the 1880s. More accurately, the correct shade of "Khaki" is the colour of "Multani Mitti", meaning "the mud of Multan".
Multan was a well known military cantonment of
British India (now in Pakistan).
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khaki
Noun
1. a sturdy twilled cloth of a yellowish brown color used especially for military uniforms
(hypernym) fabric, cloth, material, textile
Adjective
1. of a yellowish brown color
(similar) chromatic
Khaki (das)
n.
(new spell.=Kaki) khaki, yellowish-brown color, khaki colored sturdy cotton cloth
khaki
n.
khaki, yellowish-brown color; khaki colored sturdy cotton cloth
adj.
khaki, yellowish-brown; made of khaki cloth