khaki vs mahogany

khaki

noun
  • A dull, yellowish-brown colour, the colour of dust. 

  • khaki (Pantone) 

  • A British person (from the colour of the uniform of British troops, originally in the Second Boer War; compare rooinek). (In this sense the plural generally is khakies.) 

  • khaki green 

  • A soldier wearing a khaki uniform. 

  • Khaki clothing or uniform. 

  • Khaki green, a dull green colour. 

  • A strong cloth of wool or cotton, often used for military or other uniforms. 

adj
  • Dust-coloured; of the colour of dust. 

mahogany

noun
  • A reddish-brown color, like that of mahogany wood. 

  • Any of the trees from which such wood comes. 

  • mahogany 

  • A Cornish drink made from gin and treacle. 

  • The wood of any of various tropical American evergreen trees, of the genus Swietenia, mostly used to make furniture. 

adj
  • Having the colour of mahogany; dark reddish-brown. 

  • Made of mahogany. 

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