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Definition of Khaki

1. Adjective. Of a yellowish brown color.

2. Noun. A sturdy twilled cloth of a yellowish brown color used especially for military uniforms.

Definition of Khaki

1. a. 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.

2. 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.

Definition of Khaki

1. Noun. a dull, yellowish-brown colour, the colour of dust. ¹

2. Noun. sometimes confusingly used as an abbreviation of khaki green. ¹

3. Noun. a strong cloth of wool or cotton, often used for military uniforms, used as a school uniform color. ¹

4. Adjective. being dust-coloured. ¹

¹ Source: wiktionary.com

Definition of Khaki

1. a durable cloth [n -S]

Lexicographical Neighbors of Khaki

khachqar khaddar khaddars khademite khadi khadis khaf khafs khagan khaganate

khaganates khagans khaidarkanite khakhra khakhras khaki (current term) khaki drill khakied khakilike khakis

khakkhara khalam khalams khalat khalats khalif khalifa khalifah khalifahs khalifas

Literary usage of Khaki

Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:

1. Wood products: Distillates and Extracts by Paul Dumesny, J. Noyer (1908)
"khaki gives more weight, a more thick substance and a heavier leather than gambler, ... A strong liquor of khaki and hot water, or of khaki and a hot liquor ..."

2. Bleaching and Dyeing of Vegetable Fibrous Materials by Julius Hübner (1912)
"khaki. khaki is a shade of drab which is very largely dyed on heavy cotton ... These have, however, not been able to replace the real khaki. ..."

3. Industrial Chemistry: A Manual for the Student and Manufacturer by Allen Rogers, Alfred Bellamy Aubert (1912)
"khaki. khaki is a yellowish drab color produced by the precipitation upon the fiber of a ... khaki when properly dyed produces an extremely fast color. ..."

4. China and the Allies by Arnold Henry Savage Landor (1901)
"CHAPTER LXIV Relative qualities of Allied armies—A perfect type of soldier— khaki clothes—Cover—For comfort and not for show—The value of a first-class ..."

5. The Spirit of Democracy by Lyman Pierson Powell, Gertrude Wilson Powell (1918)
"THE khaki HENRY EDWARD WARNER ' r The khaki, the khaki! It flows in solid waves Over the tops of shell holes, over the tops of graves, Over the fields of ..."

6. Defenders of Democracy by Militia of Mercy (1917)
"khaki-BOY WHERE the torrent of Broadway leaps highest in folly and the nights are riddled with incandescent tire and chewing gum signs; jazz bands and ..."

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