单词 | army green |
释义 | army greenadj.n. 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. ΘΚΠ 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. ΘΚΠ 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jungle green1946 loden1964 1908 Newark (Ohio) Advocate 17 Oct. 8/5 The vivid French army green which has quite superseded emerald as the fashionable green shade. 1917 School Rev. 25 147 Cadet gray is becoming; khaki and olive drab are not; the cadet uniform has never been departed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. ΘΚΠ 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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