dust-coloured

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• Dust — This interesting surname of English origin derives from the Old English pre 7th Century dust meaning dust , used to describe a person with a dust coloured complexion or hair. Recordings include one Walter Dust (1203) The Pipe Rolls of Yorkshire …   Surnames reference

• Gold dust day gecko — Taxobox name = Gold dust day gecko image width = 180px regnum = Animalia phylum = Chordata classis = Reptilia ordo = Squamata familia = Gekkonidae subfamilia = Gekkoninae genus = Phelsuma species = P. laticauda subspecies = P. l. laticauda… …   Wikipedia

• khaki — adj. & n. adj. dust coloured; dull brownish yellow. n. (pl. khakis) 1 khaki fabric of twilled cotton or wool, used esp. in military dress. 2 the dull brownish yellow colour of this. Etymology: Urdu kaki dust coloured f. kak dust …   Useful english dictionary

• Khaki — This article is about the fabric. For the colour, see Khaki (color). Kaki, another name for the persimmon, is often misspelled Khaki . Khaki (pronEng|ˈkɑːkiː in Britain and IPA|/ˈkækiː/ in the US) (in Persian: خاکی ) is a type of fabric or the… …   Wikipedia

• Doust — This interesting name has two possible origins. The first, and most likely being a nickname from the Olde English pre 7th century dust meaning dust and given to one with dust coloured complexion or hair. The surname from this source is first… …   Surnames reference

• khaki — khakilike, adj. /kak ee, kah kee/, n., pl. khakis, adj. n. 1. dull yellowish brown. 2. a stout, twilled cotton cloth of this color, used esp. in making uniforms. 3. Usually, khakis. (used with a pl. v.) a. a uniform made of this cloth, esp. a… …   Universalium

• khaki — 1. noun /ˈkɑː.ki,ˈkɑɹ.ki,ˈkɑː.ki,ˈkæki,ˈkæ.ki/ a) a dull, yellowish brown colour, the colour of dust. b) sometimes confusingly used as an abbreviation of khaki green. 2. adjective /ˈkɑː.ki,ˈkɑɹ.ki,ˈkɑː.ki,ˈkæki,ˈkæ.ki/ being dust coloured …   Wiktionary

• khaki — [ kα:ki] noun (plural khakis) 1》 a cotton or wool fabric of a dull brownish yellow colour, used especially in military clothing.     ↘(khakis) clothing made of khaki. 2》 a dull greenish or brownish yellow colour. Origin C19: from Urdu ḵākī dust… …   English new terms dictionary

• khaki — ► NOUN (pl. khakis) 1) a cotton or wool fabric of a dull brownish yellow colour, used especially in military clothing. 2) a dull brownish yellow colour. ORIGIN from Urdu, dust coloured …   English terms dictionary

• Red rain in Kerala — From 25 July to 23 September 2001, red rain sporadically fell on the southern Indian state of Kerala. Heavy downpours occurred in which the rain was coloured red, staining clothes with an appearance similar to that of blood.cite web | last =… …   Wikipedia

• literature — /lit euhr euh cheuhr, choor , li treuh /, n. 1. writings in which expression and form, in connection with ideas of permanent and universal interest, are characteristic or essential features, as poetry, novels, history, biography, and essays. 2.… …   Universalium