olive green

noun

: a greenish olive

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Amanda Pendleton, Zillow’s home trends expert, tells me that a kitchen with olive green cabinets could increase a home’s sale price by about $1,600. Terri Williams, Forbes.com, 1 July 2025 On the cover, the Grammy nominee wears a silky olive green top paired with a blue and white knit cardigan and jeans, her long dark waves swept to the side. Madison E. Goldberg, People.com, 25 June 2025 Diggs matched Cardi’s energy in a black leather jacket with an olive green racing stripe worn over a white T-shirt. Hannah Jackson, Vogue, 24 June 2025 The hottest kitchen color right now is olive green, according to the survey of thousands of homebuyers. Anne Marie D. Lee, CBS News, 18 June 2025 See All Example Sentences for olive green

Word History

First Known Use

1699, in the meaning defined above

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The first known use of olive green was in 1699

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“Olive green.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/olive%20green. Accessed 9 Jul. 2025.

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