olive drabn.adj.

Brit.

/ˌɒlɪv ˈdrab/, U.S.

/ˌɑləv ˈdræb/

Origin: Formed within English, by compounding. Etymons: olive adj., drab n.

Etymology: < olive adj. + drab n.

A brownish-green colour, spec. that of the U.S. Army uniform since the First World War (1914–18); the U.S. Army uniform itself. Also attributive or as adj. Abbreviated (in Military use) O.D.

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the world > matter > colour > named colours > green or greenness > [noun] > shade or tint of green > brownish green

olive drab1768

browny-green1905

1768 Manch. Mercury 24 May [He] had on when he absconded a Thickset Coat, of an Olive Drab Colour, black Waistcoat, Leather Breeches half wore, and black Stockings.

1838 Brit. Cycl. VIII. 483/1 Plover..the rest of the lower parts, pure white; upper parts pale olive drab.

1850 T. W. Harris in L. Agassiz & J. E. Cabot Lake Superior ii. ix. 389 Smerinthus modesta... Olive-drab; head very small.

1869 E. Coues in Amer. Naturalist 3 348 The ground color is difficult to name; it may be called pale olive-drab.

1897 Sears, Roebuck Catal. No. 104. 21/3 One gallon of this paint will cover (two coats) over 300 square feet of surface. Always order by color number as well as catalogue number... 214 Olive Drab.

1917 A. Woollcott Let. Oct. (1946) 28 I was afflicted because I had signed, have been in olive drab for three months—been away from America for almost three months.

1948 W. J. Stokoe Caterpillars Brit. Moths I. 274 The caterpillar..is slaty-brown, inclining to olive-drab above.

1970 N. Armstrong et al. First on Moon iii. 66 Check the olive-drab lap and shoulder strapping for each man.

2000 L. Schein Minority Rules viii. 249 Less concerned with dress, they sported Western-style short-sleeved shirts or sleeveless T-shirts atop pants of army olive drab, dark blue, or black.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, March 2004; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	olive drab
释义	olive drabn.adj. Brit. /ˌɒlɪv ˈdrab/, U.S. /ˌɑləv ˈdræb/ Origin: Formed within English, by compounding. Etymons: olive adj., drab n. Etymology: < olive adj. + drab n. A brownish-green colour, spec. that of the U.S. Army uniform since the First World War (1914–18); the U.S. Army uniform itself. Also attributive or as adj. Abbreviated (in Military use) O.D. ΘΚΠ the world > matter > colour > named colours > green or greenness > [noun] > shade or tint of green > brownish green olive drab1768 browny-green1905 1768 Manch. Mercury 24 May [He] had on when he absconded a Thickset Coat, of an Olive Drab Colour, black Waistcoat, Leather Breeches half wore, and black Stockings. 1838 Brit. Cycl. VIII. 483/1 Plover..the rest of the lower parts, pure white; upper parts pale olive drab. 1850 T. W. Harris in L. Agassiz & J. E. Cabot Lake Superior ii. ix. 389 Smerinthus modesta... Olive-drab; head very small. 1869 E. Coues in Amer. Naturalist 3 348 The ground color is difficult to name; it may be called pale olive-drab. 1897 Sears, Roebuck Catal. No. 104. 21/3 One gallon of this paint will cover (two coats) over 300 square feet of surface. Always order by color number as well as catalogue number... 214 Olive Drab. 1917 A. Woollcott Let. Oct. (1946) 28 I was afflicted because I had signed, have been in olive drab for three months—been away from America for almost three months. 1948 W. J. Stokoe Caterpillars Brit. Moths I. 274 The caterpillar..is slaty-brown, inclining to olive-drab above. 1970 N. Armstrong et al. First on Moon iii. 66 Check the olive-drab lap and shoulder strapping for each man. 2000 L. Schein Minority Rules viii. 249 Less concerned with dress, they sported Western-style short-sleeved shirts or sleeveless T-shirts atop pants of army olive drab, dark blue, or black. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, March 2004; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < n.adj.1768
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