khaki
IPA: kˈɑki
noun
- 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.
- (rare) A soldier wearing a khaki uniform.
- (South Africa, derogatory, slang) 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.)
- (often in plural) Khaki clothing or uniform.
adjective
- Dust-coloured; of the colour of dust.
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Examples of "khaki" in Sentences
- The color of the uniforms is khaki.
- The khaki part is a bit unclear ...
- Displayed at right is the color khaki.
- The banner colour of this section is khaki.
- But it was khaki, and it was in a red armband.
- Khaki blends beautifully with the color of the outdoors.
- The uniform consists of khaki explorer shirts and ragged jeans.
- He wears a khaki shirt with a red bandanna, black legs, and a bush hat.
- Other indigenous personnel wore khaki uniforms with blue or khaki turbans.
- School pants are khaki dress pants and there are also khaki shorts available.