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Definition of Olive drab

1. Noun. A dull greyish to yellowish or light olive brown.

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

3. Noun. A cloth of an olive-brown color used for military uniforms.

Definition of Olive drab

1. Noun. A greyish green colour, like that of a ripe green olive. ¹

2. Noun. Cloth of an olive drab colour, used often for military uniforms. ¹

3. Adjective. Of a greyish green colour, like that of a ripe green olive. ¹

¹ Source: wiktionary.com

Lexicographical Neighbors of Olive Drab

olivary olivary body olivary eminence olivaster olive olive-backed oriole olive-brown olive-drab olive-drab uniform olive-like

olive-tipped catheter olive-tree agaric olive branch olive branches olive brown olive drab (current term) olive family olive green olive grove olive groves

olive juice olive oil olive oils olive ridley olive tree olive trees olived olivegrower olivegrowing oliveless

Literary usage of Olive drab

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. The Dyer and Colour Maker's Companion: Containing Upwards of Two Hundred (1850)
"olive drab STANDARD. 3 Measures of 4Bb.-Lavender. 2 Do. 16-Blue. 1 Do. ... olive drab COLOUR. 1 Measure Standard. 4 Do. Gum Senegal Water. No. 152. ..."

3. Company Administration by William Henry Waldron (1917)
"COATS—OLIVE-DRAB WOOL AND OLIVE-DRAB COTTON. Length of Collar at Size Breast Waist Length sleeve bottom Inches Inches Inches Inches Inches 1 regular 33 29 ..."

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