olive-green
noun
green with a yellowish or brownish tinge.
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olive-green
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[ol-iv-green]
/ ˈɒl ɪvˈgrin /
noun
olive green
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noun
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
His goth uniform included an olive-green trench coat he borrowed from his mom.
From Los Angeles Times ● May 29, 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
When I lay down next to him, our arms touched, mine bare and his in an olive-green hunting jacket.
From "We Were Liars" by E. Lockhart
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
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
Teah, whose own gown was olive green and trimmed with gold ruffles, measured Sasha’s waist.
From "The 57 Bus" by Dashka Slater
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