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olive drab

olive drab noun: a greyish green colour, like that of a ripe green olive; almost invariably with a matte finish.

Noun

olive drab (countable and uncountable, plural olive drabs)

  1. A greyish green colour, like that of a ripe green olive; almost invariably with a matte finish.
  2. Cloth of an olive drab colour, used often for military uniforms.

Adjective

olive drab (not comparable)

  1. Of a greyish green colour, like that of a ripe green olive.

Forms of olive drab

pluralolive drabs
alternative initialismOD

Questions about olive drab

What does olive drab mean?
Olive drab means a greyish green colour, like that of a ripe green olive; almost invariably with a matte finish.
What part of speech is olive drab?
Olive drab can be a noun or an adjective.
What is the plural of olive drab?
The plural of olive drab is olive drabs.

Words near olive drab in the dictionary

  1. olive breads
  2. olive burger
  3. olive burgers
  4. olive crown
  5. olive crowns
  6. olive drab
  7. olive drabs
  8. olive flies
  9. olive flounder
  10. olive flounders
  11. olive fly

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