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Synonyms for khakis

Grammar : Noun
Spell : kak-ee, kah-kee
Phonetic Transcription : ˈkæk i, ˈkɑ ki

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Définition of khakis

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 tan : noun light brown
  • As in beige : noun light brown color
  • As in uniform : noun coordinated outfit
Example sentences :
  • Their khakis had been fresh washed; so they looked neat and trim.
  • Extract from : « The Leopard Woman » by Stewart Edward White
  • He was still wearing the blue blazer and khakis he wore on the days that he was consulting in Silicon Valley.
  • Extract from : « Little Brother » by Cory Doctorow
  • A pair of khakis three days along on the trail look as though they had been out a year.
  • Extract from : « Camp and Trail » by Stewart Edward White
  • At any moment that infernal barrage might start, and then the khakis would be swarming on top of us.
  • Extract from : « A Lively Bit of the Front » by Percy F. Westerman
  • There are khakis and handsuppers living all round his house, to some of whom he is well known by sight.
  • Extract from : « The Petticoat Commando » by Johanna Brandt
  • Each wore a bandolier for cartridges, and their ordinary clothes—flannel shirt and khakis.
  • Extract from : « The Rogue Elephant » by Elliott Whitney
  • Indeed, very shortly after I saw the Khakis storming and occupying the kopjes.
  • Extract from : « My Reminiscences of the Anglo-Boer War » by Ben Viljoen.
  • Two others, while more appropriately dressed in khakis and high boots, were as evidently foreign to the hills.
  • Extract from : « The Rules of the Game » by Stewart Edward White
  • If I recall, he was vague on one—he thought it was khakis, but the other man he wasn't sure.
  • Extract from : « Warren Commission (6 of 26): Hearings Vol. VI (of 15) » by The President's Commission on the Assassination of President Kennedy
  • Well, they more or less wore slacks, you know, pants or khakis.
  • Extract from : « Warren Commission (8 of 26): Hearings Vol. VIII (of 15) » by The President's Commission on the Assassination of President Kennedy
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