khaki

noun

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kha·ki | \ ˈka-kē

, ˈkä-

, Canadian often ˈkär- \

Definition of khaki

(Entry 1 of 2)

1a : a light yellowish-brown cloth made usually of cotton or wool a uniform made of khaki

b : a garment (such as a military uniform or a pair of pants) made of this cloth —usually plural His hair was brushed back and his service khakis pressed. The two officers went aft to the helicopter pad …— Tom ClancyTraditionally, loafers are strictly casual. You wear them with khakis to the bar or on casual Fridays. — GQ

2 : a light yellowish-brown

khaki

adjective

Definition of khaki (Entry 2 of 2)

: of the color khaki : having a light, yellowish-brown color —used especially of cloth khaki pants

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Examples of khaki in a Sentence

Noun a military uniform made of khaki

Recent Examples on the Web: Noun The Wolverines football coach loves his khaki pants and is wonderfully famous for wearing them all the time. — Michelle R. Martinelli, USA TODAY, 30 Sep. 2017 The carbon fiber panels, painted in a khaki yellow, including the hood, fenders, bumpers, deck lid, deep chin spoiler, quarter extensions and valence, were all made by SpeedKore. — Sarah Hauer, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel, 1 Nov. 2017 Boyes was able to get his hands on khaki pants and a dark green or gray zip-up jacket, and walked out of the South Central Regional Jail in Charleston, West Virginia, just before 6 a.m. Wednesday. — Kwegyirba Croffie And Dakin Andone, CNN, 29 Oct. 2017 During the hearing Thursday, Boys wore an orange jumpsuit and sat to the right of the judge as two deputies in black polo shirts and khaki pants stood nearby, watching him with crossed arms. — Emily Lane, NOLA.com, 19 Oct. 2017 The flames in the campfire are leaping, and so are the figures around it, in flowing khaki robes emblazoned with various pronouns. — James Hamblin, The Atlantic, 16 Oct. 2017 The lenses were trained on a low-lying mountain ridge in the distance, blue in the dying light, where plumes of khaki smoke floated upward from multiple spot fires. — Laura Nelson, latimes.com, 14 Oct. 2017 Before being caught in Wauwatosa, Farber was last seen on foot in Juneau and was wearing khaki pants, a green shirt, and orange Croc-type shoes. — Karen Pilarski, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel, 13 Oct. 2017 So school administrators did: All students must wear black, navy, or khaki bottoms and white or light-blue shirts. — Philly.com, 22 Sep. 2017 See More

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