olive drab
noun
Definition of olive drab
1 : a grayish olive
2a : a wool or cotton fabric of an olive drab colorb : a uniform of this fabric
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Examples of olive drab in a Sentence
a shirt in olive drab
The soldiers were dressed in olive drab.
First Known Use of olive drab
1869
OLIVE DRAB Defined for English Language Learners
olive drab
noun
Definition of olive drab for English Language Learners
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: a grayish-green color; also : clothing of this color
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