OLIVE DRAB
Dictionary entry overview: What does olive drab mean?
• OLIVE DRAB (noun)
The noun OLIVE DRAB has 3 senses:
1. a dull greyish to yellowish or light olive brown
2. military uniform of the United States army; made from cloth of a dull olive color
3. a cloth of an olive-brown color used for military uniforms
Familiarity information: OLIVE DRAB used as a noun is uncommon.
Dictionary entry details
• OLIVE DRAB (noun)
Meaning:
A dull greyish to yellowish or light olive brown
Classified under:
Nouns denoting attributes of people and objects
Synonyms:
drab; olive drab
Hypernyms ("olive drab" is a kind of...):
olive (a yellow-green color of low brightness and saturation)
Meaning:
Military uniform of the United States army; made from cloth of a dull olive color
Classified under:
Nouns denoting man-made objects
Synonyms:
olive-drab uniform; olive drab
Hypernyms ("olive drab" is a kind of...):
military uniform (prescribed identifying uniform for soldiers)
Meronyms (substance of "olive drab"):
olive drab (a cloth of an olive-brown color used for military uniforms)
Domain category:
armed forces; armed services; military; military machine; war machine (the military forces of a nation)
Meaning:
A cloth of an olive-brown color used for military uniforms
Classified under:
Nouns denoting man-made objects
Hypernyms ("olive drab" is a kind of...):
cloth; fabric; material; textile (artifact made by weaving or felting or knitting or crocheting natural or synthetic fibers)
Holonyms ("olive drab" is a substance of...):
olive drab; olive-drab uniform (military uniform of the United States army; made from cloth of a dull olive color)
