khaki shirt
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- noun
- /ˈkɑːki ʃɜrt/
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camisa caqui
- The soldiers were all dressed in khaki shirts and matching trousers as they prepared for their mission.
- sleeve khaki shirt
- khaki shirt and trousers
- wearing a khaki shirt
Examples
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The rolled-back sleeves of his khaki shirt and his shirt front were stained with spreading drops of clean oil.
Fiction book (1993) -
He dressed in a khaki shirt and shorts and went looking for Albie.
Fiction book (2002) -
So next I got this khaki shirt and it's quite a long shirt.
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The driver went to the Director of the Mission and clenched the front of his khaki shirt in both of his hands.
Fiction book (2002) -
Hilmi was wearing a khaki shirt and trousers.
Fiction book (1996) -
He wore a khaki shirt and trousers.
Fiction book (1991) -
"He had on a short-sleeve khaki shirt and khaki pants.
Fiction book (1990) -
When she came into the kitchen, he was sitting there with his knapsacks and cooler, wearing a clean khaki shirt with the orange suspenders running over it.
Fiction book (1992) -
When I had dressed in a khaki shirt and twill trousers, I went downstairs to find Vivian clearing breakfast dishes from the table.
Fiction book (1990) -
He wears his usual heavy long-sleeved khaki shirt and pants, with his full-face shield hooked on his arm.
Fiction book (1998)
Synonyms
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A shirt with no collar and short sleeves usually made of cotton and worn casually
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A short-sleeved cotton shirt with no collar worn for casual use
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A casual shirt with short sleeves that fits close to the body
How Casual
Surface Forms
Morphology
The meaning 'a shirt that is khaki-colored' is directly and compositionally derived from the adjective 'khaki' (a yellowish-brown color) modifying 'shirt' (a collared upper-body garment). Color + clothing combinations are cross-linguistically common and follow standard adjective + noun patterns, so a B1 learner who knows both constituents will readily understand this MWE.
Etymology
The noun khaki shirt comes from the word khaki, which in an Indian language means 'dust' or 'dust-coloured'. Soldiers chose this colour to hide dirt, so a khaki shirt became the name for a tan, practical shirt used as a 'uniform' or for casual wear.