Olivesheen

adj, noun

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Definitions

Noun

1
A dull grayish-yellow color. rare, uncountable
"[…] looking out / on a Sargenty smear of pearl and dress silk, / olivesheen / and the vanishing stain of a passing car's taillights."

Adjective

1
Of a dull grayish-yellow color. not-comparable, rare
"[…] a young man in an olivesheen business suit and derby sitting in the lotus position under a banyan tree."

Synonyms

color pigment yellow

Example

"[…] looking out / on a Sargenty smear of pearl and dress silk, / olivesheen / and the vanishing stain of a passing car's taillights."

Etymology

From olive + sheen.

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