khaki
/ˈkɑː.ki/ · noun
Meaning
- A dull, yellowish-brown colour, the colour of dust.
- Khaki green, a dull green colour.
- A strong cloth of wool or cotton, often used for military or other uniforms.
- A soldier wearing a khaki uniform.
- 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.
- Dust-coloured; of the colour of dust.
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