olive-green
noun
green with a yellowish or brownish tinge.
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olive-green
American
[ol-iv-green]
/ ˈɒl ɪvˈgrin /
noun
olive green
British
noun
Etymology
Origin of olive-green
First recorded in 1750–60
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OpenAI’s new collection was photographed on models posing against an Instagrammable olive-green backdrop, much like a shoot from a fashion brand.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 22, 2026
Volodymyr Zelenskyy has worn the same olive-green field clothes ever since, because there is a war on and a suit can wait.
From Salon ● Jul. 15, 2026
Aware of the growing discontentment, President Miguel Diaz-Canel appeared on state TV wearing the traditional olive-green fatigues of the Cuban revolution.
From BBC ● Oct. 25, 2024
The acting president of Ukraine’s track and field federation logged into the Zoom meeting from his olive-green tent near the front lines, the country’s yellow and blue flag in the background.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 14, 2022
He wore a pair of stained olive-green overalls without a shirt underneath, and he had a broad utility belt holding pruning shears, twine, a hand rake, and a trowel.
From "City of the Plague God" by Sarwat Chadda
Dressed in olive green fatigues, Raúl Castro stood next to Díaz-Canel and a line of aged Cuban officials.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Apr. 14, 2026
From the outside, the home is as charming as can be as it boasts a stone pathway and olive green paneling.
From MarketWatch ● Feb. 9, 2026
When the olive green charter bus pulled into the suburban civic center in a conservative area east of Cincinnati just after 9 p.m. on Friday, the women were ready.
From Salon ● Nov. 29, 2025
The olive green freshwater reptile has a distinct bony crest at the back of its head - by some estimates, it can grow up to 3m or nearly 10ft.
From BBC ● Jul. 18, 2024
The waiting room has several nondescript blondwood chairs in it, with seats upholstered in olive green, and three end tables.
From "Cat's Eye" by Margaret Atwood
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