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View synonyms for olive brown

olive brown

noun

    1. a dull yellowish-brown to yellowish-green colour

    2. ( as adjective )

      an olive-brown coat

“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012


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An olive brown loon’s egg with black speckles was sitting on an nest, abandoned by its parents and with no chance to hatch.

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Pellegrinis are olive brown with ivory blotches, otherwise having much in common with Rockwells in flavor and texture.

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A line of men in blackened yellow jackets and olive brown pants made their way to the window.

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The olive brown iguana on the branch is a gnarly beast, perhaps four feet long, and perfectly camouflaged.

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It introduced so-called plain packaging in 2012, where packs are coloured an identical olive brown and are covered in graphic health warnings.

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