olive drab
/ˈɑlɪv ˌdræb/
adjective
- Of a dull, grayish-green color, typically used for military uniforms and equipment.
- He painted his old jeep a standard olive-drab color.
- The soldiers wore olive-drab uniforms that blended into the forest.
- The tent was made of heavy olive-drab canvas.
noun
- A dull, grayish-green color; also, cloth or clothing of this color, especially military uniforms.
- The artist mixed black and green to create a perfect olive-drab.
- He still had his father's olive-drab from the war in the attic.
- The entire room was decorated in shades of olive-drab.