olive drab

olive drab

noun, plural olive drabs for 3.
1.
a deep olive color.
2.
woolen cloth of this color, used especially for U.S. Army uniforms.
3.
a military uniform made from this cloth.

Origin:
1895–1900
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olive drab
 
n
1.  a.  a dull but fairly strong greyish-olive colour
 b.  (as adjective): an olive-drab jacket
2.  OD cloth or clothes in this colour, esp the uniform of the US Army

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