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Look up: Khaki

  1. khaki
    [adj] - of a yellowish brown color similar to olive drab 2. [n] - a sturdy twilled cloth of a yellowish brown color used especially for military uniforms
    Found on http://www.webdictionary.co.uk/definitio

  2. khaki
    The dust-coloured uniform of British and Indian troops in India from about 1850, adopted as camouflage during the South African War (1899-1902), and later standard...
    Found on http://www.thehistorychannel.co.uk/site/

  3. Khaki
    Kha'ki (kä'ke) adjective [ Hind. khākī , lit., dusty, dust-colored, from Persian khāk dust.] 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. In the United States service the summer uniform of cotton is officially designated khaki ; the winter uniform of ...
    Found on http://www.encyclo.co.uk/webster/K/7

  4. Khaki
    Kha'ki noun 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.
    Found on http://www.encyclo.co.uk/webster/K/7

  5. khaki
    adjective of a yellowish brown color
    Found on http://wordnet.princeton.edu/perl/webwn?

  6. khaki
    khaki fabric noun a sturdy twilled cloth of a yellowish brown color used especially for military uniforms
    Found on http://wordnet.princeton.edu/perl/webwn?

  7. Khaki
    `Khaki` ( in Britain and in the US) is a type of fabric or the colour of such fabric. 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 `...
    Found on http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Khaki

  8. Khaki
    • (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. • (a.) Of a dull brownish yellow, or drab color; -- applied to cloth, originally to a stout brownish cotton cloth...
    Found on http://thinkexist.com/dictionary/meaning

  9. khaki
    light brown fabric used primarily for military uniforms. It is made with cotton, wool, or combinations of these fibres, as well as with blends of ...
    Found on http://www.britannica.com/eb/a-z/k/25

  10. khaki
    khaki (kăk'ē, kä'kē) [Hindi,=dust-colored], closely twilled cloth of linen or cotton, dyed a dust color. It was first used (1848) for uniforms for the English regiment of Sir Harry Burnett Lumsden in India and later became the official color for British army uniforms, ...
    Found on http://www.infoplease.com/ce6/society/A0


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