Hypertext Webster Gateway: "khaki"
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) (web1913)
Khaki \Kha"ki\ (k[aum]"k[-e]), a. [Hind. kh[=a]k[=i], lit.,
dusty, dust-colored, fr. Per. kh[=a]k dust.]
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.
Note: In the United States service the summer uniform of
cotton is officially designated khaki; the winter
uniform of wool, olive drab.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) (web1913)
Khaki \Kha"ki\, n.
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.
From WordNet (r) 1.7 (wn)
khaki
adj : of a yellowish brown color similar to olive drab
n : a sturdy twilled cloth of a yellowish brown color used
especially for military uniforms
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