olivaster en · ADJ
Etymology
From French olivastre (attested by 1575; compare modern French olivâtre). For more, see olive, -aster.
Meanings
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(archaic, uncommon) Of the color of the olive; tawny.
Of colour, they are rather black than olivaster and that their arms and legs are chained with manilios and armlets of silver, brass, ivory and the like
1634, T[homas] H[erbert], A Relation of Some Yeares Trauaile, Begunne Anno 1626. into Afrique and the Greater Asia, […], London: […] William Stansby, and Jacob Bloome, →OCLC:
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| more olivaster | Degree=Cmp | lexicographic | |
| most olivaster | Degree=Sup | lexicographic |