olive-green
noun
green with a yellowish or brownish tinge.
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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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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
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.
From BBC ● May 27, 2024
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
When Cajero switched from his olive green army fatigues to a blue police uniform, he was startled by how differently people treated him.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 3, 2025
They were olive green, smooth, and they steamed a little.
From "Lord of the Flies" by William Golding
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