Khaki
Kha´ki (kä"ke), a. [Hind. khaki, lit., dusty, dust-colored, fr. Per. khak dust.] 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. In the United States service the summer uniform of cotton is officially designated khaki; the winter uniform of wool, olive drab.
Khaki
Kha´ki, n. 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.
Khaliff
Kha´liff, n. See Caliph.
Khamsin
Kham•sin, n. Same as Kamsin.
Khan, n. [Pers. & Tart. kha n. ] [Also kan, kaun.] A king; a prince; a chief; a governor; — so called among the Tartars, Turks, and Persians, and in countries now or formerly governed by them.
Khan, n. [Per. khan, khanah, house, tent, inn.] An Eastern inn or caravansary. [Written also kawn.]
Khanate
Khan•ate, n. Dominion or jurisdiction of a khan.
Khaya
Kha´ya, n. (Bot.) A lofty West African tree ( Khaya Senegalensis), related to the mahogany, which it resembles in the quality of the wood. The bark is used as a febrifuge.
Khedive
Khe•dive´, n. [F. khedive, Pers. khediw a prince.] A governor or viceroy; — a title granted in 1867 by the sultan of Turkey to the ruler of Egypt.
Khenna
Khen´na, n. See Henna.
Kholah
Kho´lah, n. (Zoöl.) The Indian jackal.
Kholsun
Khol´sun, n. (Zoöl.) The dhole.
Khond, n. A Dravidian of a group of tribes of Orissa, India, a section of whom were formerly noted for their cruel human sacrifices to the earth goddess, murder of female infants, and marriage by capture.
Khutbah
Khut´bah, n. [Ar.] An address or public prayer read from the steps of the pulpit in Mohammedan mosques, offering glory to God, praising Mohammed and his descendants, and the ruling princes.