- khaki trousers
- yellowish-brown cotton trousers
English contemporary dictionary. 2014.
khaki trousers
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khaki — [[t]kɑ͟ːki, AM kæ̱ki[/t]] 1) N UNCOUNT Khaki is a strong material of a greenish brown colour, used especially to make uniforms for soldiers. On each side of me was a figure in khaki. 2) COLOUR Something that is khaki is greenish brown in colour.… … English dictionary
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khaki — [kak′ē, kä′kē] adj. [Hindi khākī, dusty, dust colored < Pers khāk, dust, earth] 1. dull yellowish brown 2. made of khaki (cloth) n. pl. khakis 1. a dull yellowish brown 2. strong, twilled cloth of this color, used esp. for military uniforms … English World dictionary
Khaki (color) — American dress khaki uniform The name of the color khaki coined in British India comes from the Hindustani language (itself a borrowed form of th … Wikipedia
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khaki — khakilike, adj. /kak ee, kah kee/, n., pl. khakis, adj. n. 1. dull yellowish brown. 2. a stout, twilled cotton cloth of this color, used esp. in making uniforms. 3. Usually, khakis. (used with a pl. v.) a. a uniform made of this cloth, esp. a… … Universalium
khaki — UK [ˈkɑːkɪ] / US [ˈkækɪ] / US [ˈkɑkɪ] noun 1) [uncountable] a green brown or brown yellow colour 2) [uncountable] soldiers uniforms that are khaki, or the cloth used to make them young men dressed in khaki 3) khakis [plural] trousers or other… … English dictionary
khaki — khak•i [[t]ˈkæk i, ˈkɑ ki[/t]] n. pl. khak•is, adj. 1) dull yellowish brown 2) tex a stout, usu. twilled fabric of this color, used esp. in making uniforms 3) clo Usu., khakis a) a uniform made of this cloth, esp. a military uniform b) a garment… … From formal English to slang
trousers — [[t]tra͟ʊzə(r)z[/t]] N PLURAL: also a pair of N (The form trouser is used as a modifier.) Trousers are a piece of clothing that you wear over your body from the waist downwards, and that cover each leg separately. [mainly BRIT] to wear the… … English dictionary
Uniforms of the United States Navy — 1917 recruiting poster for the United States Navy, featuring a woman wearing the most widely recognized uniform, the enlisted dress blues. This article examines dress uniforms, daily service uniforms, working uniforms, special situations, and the … Wikipedia
