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Khaki
Applied as both a color and a style of pants. Khaki is generally a green-tinged brownish color and the garment is usually a men's military style made of twill cotton fabric. The color was officially adopted by the U.S. Army during the Spanish-American war meaning a greenish tan or sand color, and by other national Armies all intended for use as camouflage. It has come to be applied to a diverse range of colors with the meaning concentrated more upon the style and cut.