khaki(n = noun.artifact) - a sturdy twilled cloth of a yellowish brown color used especially for military uniforms;
is a kind of cloth, fabric, material, textile
Derived form adjective khaki1
khaki(s = adj.all) - of a yellowish brown color;
Derived form noun khaki1
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
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. [Webster 1913 Suppl.]
khaki, adj. & n.
--adj. dust-coloured; dull brownish-yellow.
--n. (pl. khakis)
1 khaki fabric of twilled cotton or wool, used esp. in military dress.
2 the dull brownish-yellow colour of this.
Etymology:
Urdu kaki dust-coloured f. kak dust
N brown, bister ocher, sepia, Vandyke brown, brown, bay, dapple, auburn, castaneous, chestnut, nut-brown, cinnamon, russet, tawny, fuscous, chocolate, maroon, foxy, tan, brunette, whitey brown, fawn-colored, snuff-colored, liver-colored, brown as a berry, brown as mahogany, brown as the oak leaves, khaki, sun-burnt, tanned.