olive drabs

  • 1olive drab — noun 1. a dull greyish to yellowish or light olive brown • Syn: ↑drab • Hypernyms: ↑olive 2. military uniform of the United States Army; made from cloth of a dull olive color • Syn: ↑olive drab uniform • …

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  • 2olive drab — pl. olive drabs for 3. 1. a deep olive color. 2. woolen cloth of this color, used esp. for U.S. Army uniforms. 3. a military uniform made from this cloth. [1895 1900] * * * …

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  • 3olive drab — ol′ive drab′ n. 1) a deep olive color 2) tex woolen cloth of this color, used esp. for military uniforms 3) mil Usu., olive drabs. a military uniform made from this cloth • Etymology: 1895–1900 …

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  • 4olivedrab — olive drab n. 1. A grayish olive to dark olive brown or olive gray. 2. a. Cloth of this color, often used in military uniforms. b. also olive drabs A uniform made from cloth of this color.   olʹive drabʹ (ŏlʹĭv drăbʹ) adj. * * * …

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  • 5drab — I. noun Etymology: origin unknown Date: circa 1515 1. slattern 2. prostitute II. intransitive verb (drabbed; drabbing) Date: 1599 to associate with prostitutes III …

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