Synonyms for khaki
| Grammar : Adj, noun |
| Spell : kak-ee, kah-kee |
| Phonetic Transcription : ˈkæk i, ˈkɑ ki |
Top 10 synonyms for khaki Other synonyms for the word khaki
- amber
- auburn
- bay
- beige
- biscuit
- bister
- brick
- bronze
- brown
- buff
- burnt sienna
- café au lait
- chestnut
- chocolate
- cinnamon
- cocoa
- coffee
- copper
- cream
- drab
- dust
- ecru
- fawn
- ginger
- gold
- habit
- hazel
- henna
- khaki
- leather-colored
- livery
- mahogany
- monkey suit
- mushroom
- natural
- neutral
- nut
- oatmeal
- ochre
- OD
- olive
- olive drab
- olive-brown
- puce
- regimentals
- russet
- rust
- saddle
- sand
- sepia
- snuff-colored
- sorrel
- stripes
- suit
- suntan
- tan
- taupe
- tawny
- terra-cotta
- toast
- umber
- yellowish
Définition of khaki
Origin :- "dust-colored cloth," 1857, from Urdu khaki, literally "dusty," from khak "dust," from Persian. First introduced in uniforms of British cavalry in India (the Guide Corps, 1846); widely adopted for camouflage purposes in the Boer Wars (1899-1902). As an adjective from 1863. Related: Khakis.
- As in brown : adj dark, burnished color
- As in tan : noun light brown
- As in beige : noun light brown color
- As in uniform : noun coordinated outfit
- He and I were the only people of all the safari who had khaki coats.
- Extract from : « The Leopard Woman » by Stewart Edward White
- Officers in khaki came and talked to them about golf and gymkhanas.
- Extract from : « It Happened in Egypt » by C. N. Williamson
- Now people will see what it means to wear the khaki uniform.
- Extract from : « The Boy Scouts on Belgian Battlefields » by Lieut. Howard Payson
- There is nothing half-hearted about James when he has his khaki shirt on.
- Extract from : « Punch, or the London Charivari, Vol. 147, November 18, 1914 » by Various
- It is conjectured from this that the supply of khaki is already exhausted.
- Extract from : « Punch, or the London Charivari, Vol. 147, December 30, 1914 » by Various
- Between him and the Channel coast there still stretched a khaki line.
- Extract from : « War Letters of a Public-School Boy » by Paul Jones.
- It is of khaki because this has been found to be the best wearing fabric and color.
- Extract from : « Educational Work of the Girl Scouts » by Louise Stevens Bryant
- They had khaki suits and flannel shirts, with wide Panama sombreros.
- Extract from : « The Web of the Golden Spider » by Frederick Orin Bartlett
- I have been telling these chaps that before they are much older they will be in khaki.
- Extract from : « The Paliser case » by Edgar Saltus
- These presently developed into four boys, three of whom were clad in khaki.
- Extract from : « Pathfinder » by Alan Douglas
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