olive-green

[ol-iv-green]

noun

1. green with a yellowish or brownish tinge.

olive green

noun

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

   2. ( as adjective )

      an olive-green coat

Word History and Origins

Origin of olive-green¹

First recorded in 1750–60

Example Sentences

Aware of the growing discontentment, President Miguel Diaz-Canel appeared on state TV wearing the traditional olive-green fatigues of the Cuban revolution.

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He matched the image in the book to a photograph on his computer hard drive of an olive-green gem fragment that he had previously been offered for sale by a British dealer called Malcolm Hay.

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Sometimes he sleeps above them in a tiny olive-green trailer in the woods.

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A man standing next to the open tailgate of his hatchback pulled on a crumpled olive-green army shirt.

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Parent activists — including several wearing olive-green “Mom Army” T-shirts — made their way through lawmakers’ offices Monday to oppose a slate of bills.

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