Lexic.us

Definition of Olive-drab uniform

1. Noun. Military uniform of the United States Army; made from cloth of a dull olive color.

Lexicographical Neighbors of Olive-drab Uniform

Literary usage of Olive-drab uniform

Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:

1. Scientific American Reference Book by Albert Allis Hopkins, Alexander Russell Bond (1905)
"Private of Cavalry in olive-drab uniform. 4. First Sergeant of Artillery in olive-drab ... Private of Infantry in olive-drab uniform and clothing roll. fi. ..."

2. Details of Military Medical Administration by Joseph Herbert Ford (1918)
"White collars will be worn with olive drab uniform when on pass or on street cars and with dress uniforms at all times. Blanket-lined overcoats will not be ..."

3. Iowa Journal of History by State Historical Society of Iowa (1921)
"... the highest aggregate score in a special match competition.319 The cadet uniform was changed to an olive drab uniform instead of the cadet gray pattern, ..."

4. Journal of the Association of Military Surgeons of the United States by Association of Military Surgeons of the United States, Association of Military Surgeons of the United States Meeting (1806)
"All these troops, except the German contingent, were equipped with an excellent olive-drab uniform, the color of which blended perfectly with the ..."

5. The Road to France: The Transportation of Troops and Military Supplies, 1917 by Benedict Crowell, Robert Forrest Wilson (1921)
"In a bale of these dimensions, 10 long winter overcoats could be compressed, 20 blankets, 35 olive-drab uniform coats, 45 olive-drab breeches, or 82 flannel ..."

6. The Giant Hand: Our Mobilization and Control of Industry and Natural by Benedict Crowell, Robert Forrest Wilson (1921)
"... 35 olive-drab uniform coats, 45 olive-drab breeches, or 82 flannel shirts. A bale of overcoats weighed 96 pounds, a bale of blankets 83 pounds, ..."

7. Self-helps for the Citizen Soldier: Being a Popular Explanation of Things by James Alfred Moss (1915)
"... cotton olive-drab uniform, 1 extra pair of breeches, 1 campaign hat with distinctive hat cord, 1 pair leggins, and 2 cotton (or wool) olive-drab colored ..."

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