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Meaning of "olive-drab" in the English dictionary

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PRONUNCIATION OF OLIVE-DRAB

olive-drab  [ˈɒlɪv dræb] play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF OLIVE-DRAB

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Olive-Drab is an adjective.
The adjective is the word that accompanies the noun to determine or qualify it.

WHAT DOES OLIVE-DRAB MEAN IN ENGLISH?

olive-drab

Chartreuse (color)

Chartreuse Chartreuse Chartreuse is a color halfway between yellow and green that was named because of its resemblance to the green color of one of the French liqueurs called green chartreuse, introduced in 1764. Similarly, chartreuse yellow is a yellow color mixed with a small amount of green that was named because of its resemblance to the color of one of the French liqueurs called yellow chartreuse, introduced in 1838.

Definition of olive-drab in the English dictionary

The definition of olive-drab in the dictionary is of a dull but fairly strong greyish-olive colourThe abbreviation for olive-drab is OD.

WORDS THAT RHYME WITH OLIVE-DRAB


crab
kræb
Crabbe
kræb
drab
dræb
frab
fræb
grab
ɡræb
krab
kræb
landgrab
ˈlændˌɡræb
mihrab
ˈmiːræb
scrab
skræb

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE OLIVE-DRAB

olivary
olivary body
olive
olive branch
olive brown
olive crown
olive drab
olive green
olive oil
olive-brown
olive-green
olive-wood
olivenite
Oliver
Olives
olivet
Olivier
olivine
olivinic
olivinitic

WORDS THAT END LIKE OLIVE-DRAB

Arab
Boston crab
catch a crab
fiddler crab
hard-shell crab
hermit crab
horseshoe crab
king crab
mud crab
olive drab
Pan-Arab
sand crab
scarab
screen grab
Shatt-al-Arab
smash-and-grab
snow crab
soft-shell crab
spider crab
the Crab

Synonyms and antonyms of olive-drab in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

Translation of «olive-drab» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF OLIVE-DRAB

Find out the translation of olive-drab to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of olive-drab from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «olive-drab» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

橄榄色
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

oliva monótono
570 millions of speakers

English

olive-drab
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

जैतून एकाकार
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

الزيتون مومس
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

оливково- серая
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

verde-oliva
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

জলপাই-মনিন
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

vert olive
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Olive-drab
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

olivgrünen
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

オリーブドラブ
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

올리브 - 칙칙한
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Olive-drab
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

ô-liu xám xịt
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

ஆலிவ்-ஒழுங்கு கெட்ட
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

ऑलिव्ह ड्रेब
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

zeytin yeşili
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

olive - drab
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

oliwkowo- szare
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

оливково - сіра
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

măsline prostituată
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

ελιάς μονότονο
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

olyf - vaal
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

oliv drab
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

oliven - trist
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of olive-drab

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «OLIVE-DRAB»

The term «olive-drab» is regularly used and occupies the 71.066 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «OLIVE-DRAB» OVER TIME

The graph expresses the annual evolution of the frequency of use of the word «olive-drab» during the past 500 years. Its implementation is based on analysing how often the term «olive-drab» appears in digitalised printed sources in English between the year 1500 and the present day.

Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about olive-drab

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10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «OLIVE-DRAB»

Discover the use of olive-drab in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to olive-drab and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
1
Black, White, & Olive Drab: Racial Integration at Fort ...
"In Black, White, and Olive Drab, Andrew H. Myers redresses this oversight; taking a case-study approach, Myers meticulously weaves together a wide range of official records, newspaper accounts, and personal interviews, revealing the impact ...
Andrew H. Myers, 2006
2
The US Army 1941-45
According to AR 6oo-35, 31 March 1944, the official shades were: for service and garrison caps, olive-drab shade No. 51 (dark shade); for breeches and trousers, either olive-drab shade No. 51 (dark shade) or drab shade No. 54 (light shade) ...
Philip R. N. Katcher, Chris Collingwood, 1984
3
Olive Drab: Pom-Poms
Pom-Poms Kori Yate. attributes we can share wherever God plants us. We should be a great asset to our new squad. Acquiring pom-poms of a different color is also a great opportunity for both us and our husbands to seek God again and ...
Kori Yate, 2011
4
U.S. Army Uniforms of the Cold War, 1948-1973
Uniform Utilization The wool serge uniform of the early Cold War era was known as the "OD" (pronounced as O-D) uniform not only because it was produced in olive drab, but also to distinguish it from the summer uniform of khaki. Furthermore ...
Shelby L. Stanton, 1998
5
Warman's World War II Collectibles: Identification and Price ...
$145 (£88) Overseas Cap, Airborne Infantry Enlisted • Olive drab wool garrison cap with infantry piping and enlisted airborne personnel embroidered insignia. $85 (£52) Overseas Cap, Airborne Artillery Enlisted • Officer quality dark olive drab ...
Michael E. Haskew, 2010
6
Underground railroad in Pennsylvania
Known as the "pinks and greens," it was composed of a wool elastique coat, with a self-belt, in Olive Drab shade 51 and wool elastique trousers of Olive Drab shade 54.' The standard winter service uniform consisted of an Olive Drab shade 33 ...
Shelby L. Stanton, 2001
7
Rimes in Olive Drab
This is a reproduction of a book published before 1923.
John Pierre Roche, 2012
8
Modelling the US Army M4 (75mm) Sherman Medium Tank
This book presents an expert guide to modelling the 75mm gun versions used by the US Army in the ETO, in 1/35 and 1/48 scale.
Steven J. Zaloga, 2012
9
Encyclopedia of United States Army Insignia and Uniforms
The Constabulary wore the olive drab coat after the war as a dress uniform. Fig. 70-11. 'Iliis aviation cadet wears the aviation officers ' olive drab shade 5 1 coat. During World War II this coat came unth cither a cloth belt unth metal buckle, used ...
William K. Emerson, 1996
10
Warman's World War II Collectibles: Identification and Price ...
8TH AIR FORCE NAVIGATOR'S SERVICE COAT • Four-pocket olive drab wool elastique service coat with 8th Air Force shoulder sleeve insignia, 1st Lieutenant bars, officer's US and Aviation collar insignia, frosted Navigator's wing pinback ...
John Graf, 2007

8 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «OLIVE-DRAB»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term olive-drab is used in the context of the following news items.
1
Letters: Rubio wrong about isolating Cuba
Wearing his olive-drab uniform, Fidel Castro visited Washington, D.C., to lay wreaths at the Lincoln and Jefferson memorials and to ask for U.S. ... «Palm Beach Post, Jul 15»
2
A Bittersweet occasion
The bright scarlet and gold flag was lowered, covered in an olive-drab sheath, and raised again, only to be escorted out of the building for the ... «Great Bend Tribune, Jul 15»
3
'U.S. Blues' and the End of the Grateful Dead
A coven of olive-drab burnouts sat in a line outside the tunnel. Their bodies looked smeared with axel grease, as if they had been dipped into ... «Huffington Post, Jul 15»
4
Mine: A bible that survived World War II is taken into battle again …
The King James version had an olive-drab canvas cover to protect the sacred text from the mud of European hedgerows and the drenching rain ... «Washington Post, Jul 15»
5
A Vintage Dealer's Curated Yard Sale
... ironwood busts from Jamaica, olive-drab army fatigues, Peruvian sweaters and innumerable other examples of consumer culture in its rich, ... «New York Times, Jul 15»
6
240 Years Of Military Uniform History In Custer
Although an olive-drab green color was preferred, World War I U.S. Army uniforms were brown because the only company in the world that ... «SDPB Radio, Jul 15»
7
Esscom foils intrusion attempt
In the latest case at 8pm on May 14, a group of gunmen clad in olive-drab military fatigues attacked Ocean King Seafood restaurant off the ... «The Sun Daily, Jul 15»
8
Olive-drab forecast
Olive-drab forecast. Negative factors make olive crop a disaster. Barry Hatton. 12:16 PM, Nov 23, 2014. business | agriculture. Previous Next. Damaged olives ... «San Angelo Standard Times, Nov 14»

REFERENCE
« EDUCALINGO. Olive-Drab [online]. Available <https://educalingo.com/en/dic-en/olive-drab-1>. May 2024 ».
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