olive drab

American  

noun

plural

olive drabs

1. a deep olive color.

2. woolen cloth of this color, used especially for U.S. Army uniforms.

3. a military uniform made from this cloth.

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olive drab British  

noun

1. 1. a dull but fairly strong greyish-olive colour

   2. ( as adjective )

      an olive-drab jacket

2.  OD.  cloth or clothes in this colour, esp the uniform of the US Army

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Etymology

Origin of olive drab

First recorded in 1895–1900

Example Sentences

But the armed men with severe expressions who appeared in the doorway were wearing military uniforms different from the olive drab fatigues she had seen on Israeli soldiers.

From Los Angeles Times

He seems to enjoy the look of olive drab camouflage.

From Washington Post

Russian doctors and health officials—male and female—all wore olive drab uniforms.

From Literature

He was still in shock when his comrades hoisted him out of a pickup truck and handed him to Yurii’s medical crew and the waiting olive drab van-turned-ambulance several minutes later.

From New York Times

Wearing the olive drab that has marked his transformation into a wartime leader, he looked visibly exhausted yet animated by a drive to persevere.

From Seattle Times

Related Words

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