单词 | olive grey |
释义 | > as lemmasolive grey olive grey n. and adj. ΘΚΠ the world > matter > colour > named colours > grey or greyness > [noun] > greenish grey olive grey1852 mignonette-grey1900 sage-grey1923 1852 H. Murray Encycl. Geogr. v. iii. 384 Sometimes it has a rich warm green, but more commonly an olive gray or dull blue, or even a very dark chocolate colour. 1862 R. H. Patterson Ess. Hist. & Art 29 Oil-paintings, in gilt frames, are effective on walls of olive-grey. 1933 Burlington Mag. Sept. 122/1 The olive-grey celadon glaze has the same peculiar tint, with a slight suggestion of putty colour. 1998 Evolution 52 878/1 A typical one-year great reed warbler has a dull olive grey iris, distal sides of tarsus bluish grey.., and tongue spots clearly visible. < as lemmas |
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