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.
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.
British soldier (later usage)
Light brown cotton used for Indian army uniforms.
Khaki is a tan or dusty colored warp face twill, softer and finer than drill. Name derived from East India word meaning "earth color." Fabric made of cotton, linen, wool, worsted, or manmade fibers and blends.
a sturdy twilled cloth of a yellowish brown color used especially for military uniforms
A stout, twilled cotton cloth of this color, used esp. in making uniforms.
Canadians pronounce this as "car key". Apparently the genesis of this pronunciation was any of various wars fought alongside Great Britain. Canadian soldiers heard the word from the Brits and just assumed that there had to be an "r", just like there is in "dark" or "park". This also explains why cork boots have no cork, but are caulked.
Literally a color description given to yellow-brown, earth/dust tones or greenish tinged shades, the term khaki has also evolved to define a strong cloth made of cotton, worsted or linen yarns and man-made fiber blends. Now ubiquitous in casual wear, khakis were first used in uniforms by British armies during the Crimean War in 1853. The term Khaki is often used interchangeably with Chino.
Khaki really means a tan colour, but these days, the term also describes a sturdy chino fabric, usually in a tan colour, and a trouser made from cotton. From the Hindu word for “dusty,†khaki was first adopted in the nineteenth century by English soldiers who used it to describe their white uniforms that they had dyed in tea to better camouflage them in the sun-drenched landscape of India. Realizing the shadeâ€(tm)s practicality in sunnier climates, the British army developed khaki-coloured uniforms.
Service color of the British, Territorial, and U.S. army.
1. A light yellowish brown. 2. A khaki-colored cloth of cotton wool or combinations of these fibers with manufactured fibers used primarily in military uniforms and workclothes.
Dust-coloured; dull brownish-yellow - used as the main colour of uniform material for British soldiers in the war
Khaki is a type of fabric or the colour of such fabric. Traditionally pronounced IPA: , it is today more often called in Britain and in the USA. The name comes from the Persian word khak (soil) which came to English from India, specifically via the British Indian Army.
The colour khaki comes from the Persian word khak (through Urdu), meaning dust, and khaki meaning dusty, dust covered or earth coloured. It has been used by many armies around the world for camouflage uniforms. Most notably, khaki was used by the British Army in India in 1848.