add. ·adj 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.
2. khaki ·add. ·noun 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.