army greenadj.n.
/ˌɑːmɪ ˈɡriːn/, U.S. /ˌɑrmi ˈɡrin/ Originally and chiefly U.S.
A. adj.
Of a shade of green typically used for or resembling the colour of army uniforms, esp. a dark olive-green colour.
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the world > matter > colour > named colours > green or greenness > [adjective] > dark green
steel-greena1560
bottle-green1785
corbeau1810
forest-green1810
rifle green1829
spinach-green1845
pine green1892
army green1897
malachite1900
seaweed-green1937
1897 Wilkes-Barre (Philadelphia) Rec. 1 Nov. 5/2 Boxes A and C will be occupied by the Luzerne County Medical Society, the decorations being army green, white shield with red cross in center.
1937 Lima (Ohio) News 29 Jan. 6/3 (advt.) Ford V8 Coach $325. Repainted Army Green.
1964 Tulia (Texas) Herald 9 Jan. The bridegroom's mother wore an army green wool two-piece suit.
1982 Black Enterprise Nov. 81/1 If you can live without fur-lined interiors and could settle for army-green vinyl seats, then do so.
2004 J. Morton Reluctant Lieutenant i. 13 ‘What's your shirt size?’ a clerk said to me as another handed me an army-green duffel bag.
B. n.
1. Any of various shades of green typically used for or resembling the colour of army uniforms; esp. a dark olive-green colour.
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the world > matter > colour > named colours > green or greenness > [noun] > shade or tint of green > dark green
steel-greena1560
moss green1705
bottle1784
corbeau1810
forest-green1810
rifle green1829
spinach-green1845
hunter's green1872
moss1897
army green1908
jungle green1946
loden1964
1908 Newark (Ohio) Advocate 17 Oct. 8/5 The vivid French army green which has quite superseded emerald as the fashionable green shade.
1917 School Rev. 25 147 Cadet gray is becoming; khaki and olive drab are not; the cadet uniform has never been departed from at West Point in favor of the army green or olive drab.
1934 Winnipeg Free Press 14 June 5/2 (advt.) Tents and camping equipment... Colors: Army green, khaki, brown and clear.
1961 Times 20 June 8/7 Catcalls were..directed at the uniforms of the mini-cab men. The colour is a kind of Army green.
2010 T. Hudgens Commonsense Kitchen 220/1 Dress it at the last minute—the acidic vinegar will turn broccoli a dull army green.
2. In plural. colloquial. Army fatigues; army uniform, esp. that which is green in colour.
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the world > textiles and clothing > clothing > types or styles of clothing > [noun] > for specific people > for members of a body or association > naval, military, etc. > types of
regimentals1728
undress1748
regiments1759
regimental1764
dress uniform1774
kit1785
roast beef coat1802
butternut1810
frock-uniform1810
fatigue-dress1834
fatigue1836
fatigue-uniform1836
shirtsleeve order1854
grey1862
scarlet runnerc1864
square-rig1875
rig of the day1877
swagger-dress1901
trench coat1914
hospital blue1919
romper1922
suntan1937
battle-dress1938
army greens1945
mess kit1953
tiger suit1970
1945 Sydney Morning Herald 4 May 3/6 Australian naval beach commandos wearing Army greens went into action for the first time at Tarakan.
1946 Hope (Arkansas) Star 20 Nov. 1/3 He was found in the jungle near Lae, wearing army greens and carrying only a razor and family Bible.
1970 New Pittsburgh Courier 4 July 18/3 During the past fiscal year, 44 per cent of those donning Army greens were enlistees.
1990 E. M. Norman Women at War x. 119 He put on his World War I ‘doughboy’ uniform. She put on her army greens.
2011 M. Nable Faces in Clouds 1 Kennedy could smell the alcohol on his own breath and his army greens stank of cigarette smoke.
This is a new entry (OED Third Edition, June 2016; most recently modified version published online December 2021).
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adj.n.1897