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  olive-green

  noun

  green with a yellowish or brownish tinge.
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olive-green

American  

[ol-iv-green] / ˈɒl ɪvˈgrin /

noun

1. green with a yellowish or brownish tinge.

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olive green British  

noun

1. 1. a colour that is greener, stronger, and brighter than olive; deep yellowish-green

   2. ( as adjective )

      an olive-green coat

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Etymology

Origin of olive-green

First recorded in 1750–60

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Example Sentences

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He appeared at the event dressed in his trademark olive-green military uniform, AFP reporters witnessed, amid tight security.

From Barron's ● Aug. 13, 2026

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

They were made of lead, which in many places showed through the olive-green paint.

From "Wringer" by Jerry Spinelli

Behind him, also in olive green, was Raúl Rodríguez Castro, 41, who for years was his grandfather’s bodyguard, remains a constant presence at his side when he appears in public.

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

I could only steal glances at Mr. Pirzada, sitting beside me in his olive green jacket, calmly creating a well in his rice to make room for a second helping of lentils.

From "Interpreter of Maladies" by Jhumpa Lahiri

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