olive-green
noun
green with a yellowish or brownish tinge.
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[ol-iv-green]
/ ˈɒl ɪvˈgrin /
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olive green
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noun
Etymology
Origin of olive-green
First recorded in 1750–60
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
Rolf replied that he had bought the olive-green gem on eBay a few years before.
From BBC ● May 27, 2024
They were made of lead, which in many places showed through the olive-green paint.
From "Wringer" by Jerry Spinelli
The museum dismissed Ittai's concerns, even though one of the dealers - after conversations with Gradel - returned an olive green gemstone he had bought on eBay.
From BBC ● Apr. 28, 2026
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
The floor is linoleum, olive green and white, and in the middle are two gurneys.
From "Water for Elephants" by Sara Gruen
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