olive drab
noun
1
: a grayish olive
2
a
: a wool or cotton fabric of an olive drab color
b
: a uniform of this fabric
Examples of olive drab in a Sentence
a shirt in olive drab
The soldiers were dressed in olive drab.
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In the lookbook the top is shown with a pair of olive drab pants with cargo pockets, seaming details and drawings for customization.
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Laird Borrelli-Persson, Vogue, 6 Sep. 2024
Choose from black, rambla (an orangey-red pattern), or olivine (olive drab).
—Barbara Bellesi Zito, Travel + Leisure, 16 Apr. 2024
His teammate Tony Pollard continued that theme in an olive drab vest and forest camo.
—Demetrius Simms, Robb Report, 11 Sep. 2023
The rooftop space is outfitted in paint, furniture and decor in muted tones of olive drab, mellow cream and pale terracotta subtly suggesting the green, white and red of the Mexican flag.
—Paul Stephen, San Antonio Express-News, 4 May 2023
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Laird Borrelli-Persson, Vogue, 6 Sep. 2024
Choose from black, rambla (an orangey-red pattern), or olivine (olive drab).
—Barbara Bellesi Zito, Travel + Leisure, 16 Apr. 2024
His teammate Tony Pollard continued that theme in an olive drab vest and forest camo.
—Demetrius Simms, Robb Report, 11 Sep. 2023
The rooftop space is outfitted in paint, furniture and decor in muted tones of olive drab, mellow cream and pale terracotta subtly suggesting the green, white and red of the Mexican flag.
—Paul Stephen, San Antonio Express-News, 4 May 2023
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“Olive drab.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/olive%20drab. Accessed 18 Jul. 2025.
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