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Definition of Drab
1. Adjective. Lacking in liveliness or charm or surprise. "A series of dreary dinner parties"
2. Noun. A dull greyish to yellowish or light olive brown.
3. Adjective. Lacking brightness or color; dull. "Children in somber brown clothes"
Similar to: Colorless, Colourless
Derivative terms: Somberness, Sombreness
4. Adjective. Of a light brownish green color.
5. Adjective. Causing dejection. "Grim rainy weather"
Similar to: Cheerless, Depressing, Uncheerful
Derivative terms: Dreariness
Definition of Drab
1. n. A low, sluttish woman.
2. v. i. To associate with strumpets; to wench.
3. n. A kind of thick woolen cloth of a dun, or dull brownish yellow, or dull gray, color; -- called also drabcloth.
4. a. Of a color between gray and brown.
Definition of Drab
1. Noun. A fabric, usually of thick wool or cotton, having a drab blee. ¹
2. Noun. A wooden box, used in salt works for holding the salt when taken out of the boiling pans. ¹
3. Adjective. Dull, uninteresting, particularly of colour. ¹
4. Noun. (dated) A dirty or untidy woman; a slattern. ¹
5. Noun. (dated) A promiscuous woman, a slut; a prostitute. ¹
6. Verb. (obsolete) To consort with prostitutes. ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Definition of Drab
1. cheerless [adj DRABBER, DRABBEST] / to consort with prostitutes [v DRABBED, DRABBING, DRABS] - See also: cheerless
Medical Definition of Drab
1. 1. A low, sluttish woman. 2. A lewd wench; a strumpet. 3. A wooden box, used in salt works for holding the salt when taken out of the boiling pans. Origin: AS. Drabbe dregs, lees; akin to D. Drab, drabbe, dregs, G. Treber; for sense 1, cf. Also Gael. Drabag a slattern, drabach slovenly. Cf. Draff. Source: Websters Dictionary (01 Mar 1998)