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adjective
1.
dull; cheerless; lacking in spirit, brightness, etc.
2.
having the color drab.
noun
3.
dull gray; dull brownish or yellowish gray.
4.
any of several fabrics of this color, especially of thick wool or cotton.
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Drabs'
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Origin:
1535–45; < Middle French drap < Late Latin drappus piece of cloth
1535–45; < Middle French drap < Late Latin drappus piece of cloth
Related forms
drab·ly, adverb
drab·ness, noun
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drab
1686, "color of natural, undyed cloth," from M.Fr. drap (see drape). Figurative sense is c.1880. Apparently not related to earlier word meaning "a dirty, untidy woman" (c.1515), "a prostitute" (c.1530), which seems to be connected with Ir. drabog, Gael. drabag "dirty woman,"
EXPANDand perhaps with Low Ger. drabbe "dirt."
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