Kha"ki (kä"k&esl;), a. [Hind. khākī, lit., dusty, dust-colored, fr. Per. khāk 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. In the United States service the summer uniform of cotton is officially designated khaki; the winter uniform of wool, olive drab.

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.

Kha"ki (kä"k&esl;), a. [Hind. khākī, lit., dusty, dust-colored, fr. Per. khāk 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. In the United States service the summer uniform of cotton is officially designated khaki; the winter uniform of wool, olive drab.

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.

• (colour) a dull, yellowish-brown colour, the colour of dust.
       khaki colour:   
  
• sometimes confusingly used as an abreviation of khaki green.
  
• a strong cloth of wool or cotton, often used for military uniforms, used as a school uniform color.
  
• (colour) being dust-coloured.
  
  German
• (colour) being dust-coloured.