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olive-green

[ ol-iv-green ]

noun

  1. green with a yellowish or brownish tinge.


olive green

noun

    1. a colour that is greener, stronger, and brighter than olive; deep yellowish-green
    2. ( as adjective )

      an olive-green coat

“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012


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Word History and Origins

Origin of olive-green1

First recorded in 1750–60
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Example Sentences

Its olive-green fuselage stood out against the snowed peaks.

Colors were vivid and autumnal, including fuchsia and olive green with metallic shimmers.

He knocked loose the olive-green keffiyeh he wore over his black curls.

He wore an olive green coat, yellow waistcoat, and light grey trousers, strapped over his boots.

On cooling over night, an olive green precipitate separated out which was dried and found to be a light powder.

The residue in the dish consisted of undecomposed tar and an olive-green flaky substance.

The ebbed waters lay beyond, very far away, across this plain of slimy weed, of a black and shining olive-green.

In the middle of the wall hung a large olive-green card with silver lettering.

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