Meaning & use
olive-brown
Having a dull, brownish-green color similar to that of unripe olives.
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The soldier's uniform was a plain olive-brown that blended with the dry hillside.
Autumn had turned the leaves an olive-brown shade before they finally fell.
A note on using this word
Olive-brown is a compound color term, combining the greenish tone of olive with a darker brown base.
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