Word: khaki
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Dates: during 1910-1919
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...took the khaki...
...Ayer, for instance, Capt. C. A. Coolidge, Jr., '17, divisional athletic coach, will soon be looking over the men in khaki in search of likely material. Not the usual hundred men will be at his disposal; instead, he is at liberty to draw from thousands. Many will have a gridiron past, many will have spent their leisure hours at the blacksmith's trade, but all will be eager for a friendly scrimmage before the real kick-off on the other side...
...French front, and 225 are counted on in the near future. In the Paris sector these automobiles carry the wounded on the arrival of trains, from the trains to the various hospitals. They comprise 50 automobile ambulances, with a personnel exclusively composed of American young men in khaki uniforms. It is an imposing spectacle to see a train of 25 of these automobile ambulances rolling with military precision on the streets of Paris on their way to fulfill their mission of kindness and generosity. This service has won enviable fame for skill in its management of the wounded. Forty-four...
...National groups whence the scholars were to be drawn, with the exception of the United States, are now fighting a murderous war of imperialism. That the American contingent is not fighting only accents the contrast. Perhaps, before they have been long in Oxford, they, too will be in khaki. The thing has happened...
...Hereafter, except in inclement weather, men will appear in the prescribed uniform, which consists of khaki breeches, olive drab shirt, canvas puttees (laced in front), high top shoes, and the campaign hat with crimson and white hat cord...