Matches in DBpedia 2015-10 for { ?s ?p "Khaki (UK /ˈkɑːkiː/, Canada and US /ˈkækiː/) is a color, a light shade of yellow-brown. Khaki is a loanword incorporated from Hindustani (Urdu) ख़ाकी/خاکی (meaning "soil-colored") and is originally derived from the Persian: خاک [xɒːk] (Khâk, literally meaning "soil"), which came to English from British India via the British Indian Army.Khaki has been used by many armies around the world for uniforms, including camouflage. It has been used as a color name in English since 1848 when it was first introduced as a military uniform, and was called both drab and khaki - khaki being a translation of the English drab light-brown color. A khaki uniform is often referred to as khakis.In Western fashion, it is a standard color for smart casual dress trousers for civilians, which are also often called khakis."@en }
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- Khaki abstract "Khaki (UK /ˈkɑːkiː/, Canada and US /ˈkækiː/) is a color, a light shade of yellow-brown. Khaki is a loanword incorporated from Hindustani (Urdu) ख़ाकी/خاکی (meaning "soil-colored") and is originally derived from the Persian: خاک [xɒːk] (Khâk, literally meaning "soil"), which came to English from British India via the British Indian Army.Khaki has been used by many armies around the world for uniforms, including camouflage. It has been used as a color name in English since 1848 when it was first introduced as a military uniform, and was called both drab and khaki - khaki being a translation of the English drab light-brown color. A khaki uniform is often referred to as khakis.In Western fashion, it is a standard color for smart casual dress trousers for civilians, which are also often called khakis.".