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olive drab
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olive drab
(noun)
olive drab
noun
olive drab
noun
Britannica Dictionary definition of OLIVE DRAB
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chiefly US
:
a grayish-green color
a shirt in
olive drab
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clothing of this color
The soldiers were dressed in
olive drab
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