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khaki

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khak·i  (kk, käk)
n.
1. A light olive brown to moderate or light yellowish brown.
2.
a. A sturdy cloth of this color.
b. khakis A uniform made of this cloth.

[Urdu khk, dusty, from Persian, from khk, dust, from Middle Persian.]

khaki adj.

khaki [ˈkɑːkɪ]
n pl -kis
1. (Fine Arts & Visual Arts / Colours)
a.  a dull yellowish-brown colour
b.  (as adjective) a khaki background
2. (Clothing, Personal Arts & Crafts / Textiles)
a.  a hard-wearing fabric of this colour, used esp for military uniforms
b.  (as modifier) a khaki jacket
[from Urdu, from Persian: dusty, from khāk dust]
ThesaurusLegend:  Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
Noun1.khakikhaki - a sturdy twilled cloth of a yellowish brown color used especially for military uniforms
cloth, fabric, textile, material - artifact made by weaving or felting or knitting or crocheting natural or synthetic fibers; "the fabric in the curtains was light and semitransparent"; "woven cloth originated in Mesopotamia around 5000 BC"; "she measured off enough material for a dress"
Adj.1.khaki - of a yellowish brown color
chromatic - being or having or characterized by hue
Translations
khaki [ˈkɑːkɪ]
A. N (= cloth, colour) → caqui m khakis (= military uniform) → uniforme m caqui
B. ADJcaqui inv

khaki [ˈkɑːki]
adjkaki inv
nkaki m

khaki
nKaki nt
adjkaki(braun or -farben)

khaki [ˈkɑːkɪ]
1. n (cloth) → tela cachi; (colour) → cachi m
2. adjcachi inv

khaki [ˈkɑːkɪ]
1. n (cloth) → tela cachi; (colour) → cachi m
2. adjcachi inv

khaki
n / adj khaki [ˈkaːki]
(of) a dull brownish or greenish yellow a khaki uniform; The café was full of men in khaki. kakie كاكي каки khaki kaki; kaki-; mænd i uniform das Khaki χακί caqui khaki(värvi) رنگ خاکی khakinvärinen kaki חָקִי खाकी sivožut, kaki khaki (szövet) khaki kakí cachi カーキ色 (の) 카키색 chaki spalva; chaki spalvos haki krāsa; haki krāsas audums/formas tērps berwarna khaki khaki kaki(farget) khaki cáqui kaki (цвета) хаки kaki kaki kaki boja kaki สีกากี hâki 卡其布(的) хакі خاکی رنگ kaki, có màu kaki ;


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His most elaborate disguises had not been more effectual than this simple expedient, and, with khaki to complete the subdual of his individuality, he had every hope of escaping recognition in the field.
He was dressed in a bedraggled suit of khaki, and his hands would have been all the better for a wash.
His interest in either party was but passive until he saw the khaki blouse, short skirt and trim leggins of the captive walking between two of the Dyaks of Muda Saffir's company.
 
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