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Olive green   /ˈɑləv grin/   Listen
Olive green

noun
1.
A color that is lighter and greener than olive.  Synonym: olive-green.






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"Olive green" Quotes from Famous Books



... O father! great thy toil, Thy careful hand is stamp'd on all the soil, Thy squadron'd vineyards well thy art declare, The olive green, blue fig, and pendent pear; And not one empty spot escapes thy care. On every plant and tree thy cares are shown, Nothing neglected, but thyself alone. Forgive me, father, if this fault I blame; Age so advanced, may some indulgence ...
— The Odyssey of Homer • Homer, translated by Alexander Pope

... [Pigments] terre verte [Fr.], verditer^, verdine^, copperas. greenness, verdure; viridity^, viridescence^; verditure^. [disease of eyes with green tint] glaucoma, rokunaisho [Jap.Tr.]. Adj. green, verdant; glaucous, olive, olive green; green as grass; verdurous. emerald green, pea green, grass green, apple green, sea green, olive green, bottle green, coke bottle green. greenish; virent^, virescent^. green (learner) 541, new, inexperienced, novice, (unskillful) ...
— Roget's Thesaurus of English Words and Phrases: Body • Roget

... at him. Crest she had none, and, of course, her tail could not compare with his in beauty. The higher we get in the natural orders, the more distinctly does decoration become a feminine necessity. Her coat was a pale olive green; her front light orange. Her charm ...
— "Wee Tim'rous Beasties" - Studies of Animal life and Character • Douglas English



Words linked to "Olive green" :   viridity, greenness, olive-green, green



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