olive green

noun

: a greenish olive

Examples of olive green in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web As an example, an item with olive green could get tied into the new design with a more contemporary pillow with a pattern that includes that same color. Blake Bakkila, Sunset Magazine, 6 Aug. 2024 Every piece in the Utility Collection also comes in black and olive green. Emily Belfiore, Travel + Leisure, 14 Aug. 2024 Katie Holmes was yesterday afternoon photographed strolling through Manhattan in a striped linen shirt, wide-legged jeans, and a pair of these sandals–olive green and well-ventilated–originally designed for Mediterranean anglers in need of a quick-draining shoe. Daniel Rodgers, Vogue, 6 Aug. 2024 If stripes aren’t your thing, five other colorways are available in neutrals like gray and olive green. Glamour, 2 Aug. 2024 See all Example Sentences for olive green 

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Word History

First Known Use

1699, in the meaning defined above

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The first known use of olive green was in 1699

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“Olive green.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/olive%20green. Accessed 19 Sep. 2024.

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