Thesaurus: khaki

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1. adj. of a yellowish brown color
2. n. a sturdy twilled cloth of a yellowish brown color used especially for military uniforms
3. 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 wool, olive drab. 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.
4. Of a dull brownish yellow, or drab color; -- applied to cloth,originally to a stout brownish cotton cloth, used in making uniformsin the Anglo-Indian army. In the United States service the summeruniform of cotton is officially designated khaki; the winter uniformof wool, olive drab.
5. j:100 n. a sturdy twilled cloth of a yellowish brown color used especially for military uniforms s. of a yellowish brown color