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  olive-green

  noun

  green with a yellowish or brownish tinge.
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  olive green

  noun

olive-green

American  

[ol-iv-green] / ˈɒl ɪvˈgrin /

noun

1. green with a yellowish or brownish tinge.

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olive green British  

noun

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

   2. ( as adjective )

      an olive-green coat

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Etymology

Origin of olive-green

First recorded in 1750–60

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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

The public had also bid $15,000 on the olive-green painted wood front gates to the only home Monroe ever owned in the ritzy Brentwood neighbourhood.

From BBC ● Jun. 4, 2026

The acting president of Ukraine’s track and field federation logged into the Zoom meeting from his olive-green tent near the front lines, the country’s yellow and blue flag in the background.

From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 14, 2022

The duct tape does nothing to hide the offensive olive-green flower pattern that’s stitched into the worn yellow velour covering her cushions and scalloped back.

From "Red Flags and Butterflies" by Sheryl Azzam

Behind him, also in olive green, was Raúl Rodríguez Castro, 41, who for years was his grandfather’s bodyguard, remains a constant presence at his side when he appears in public.

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 olive green freshwater reptile has a distinct bony crest at the back of its head - by some estimates, it can grow up to 3m or nearly 10ft.

From BBC ● Jul. 18, 2024

I could only steal glances at Mr. Pirzada, sitting beside me in his olive green jacket, calmly creating a well in his rice to make room for a second helping of lentils.

From "Interpreter of Maladies" by Jhumpa Lahiri