khaki
/ˈkɑː.ki//ˈkæki//ˈkæ.ki/
noun
- 1
A dull, yellowish-brown colour, the colour of dust.
- 2
Khaki green, a dull green colour.
- 3
A strong cloth of wool or cotton, often used for military or other uniforms.
- 4
A soldier wearing a khaki uniform.
- 5
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.)
- 6
Khaki clothing or uniform, commonly in the plural.
“he was dressed in khaki, he was wearing his khakies”
adjective
- 1
Dust-coloured; of the colour of dust.
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