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a colour description of fish or body parts, meaning dull grey to yellowish brown, light olive brown or khaki, or faded and dull
Dictionary of ichthyology. 2009.
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drab — drab·bet; drab·ble; drab·bler; drab; drab·ler; drab·ly; drab·ness; … English syllables
drab — [dræb] adj [Date: 1500 1600; Origin: drab (dull colored) cloth (16 18 centuries), from Old French drap cloth ] 1.) not bright in colour, especially in a way that stops you from feeling cheerful = ↑dull ▪ The walls were painted a drab green. 2.)… … Dictionary of contemporary English
Drab — Drab, a. Of a color between gray and brown. n. A drab color. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Drab — (dr[a^]b), n. [AS. drabbe dregs, lees; akin to D. drab, drabbe, dregs, G. treber; for sense 1, cf. also Gael. drabag a slattern, drabach slovenly. Cf. {Draff}.] 1. A low, sluttish woman. King. [1913 Webster] 2. A lewd wench; a strumpet. Shak.… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
drab — [ dræb ] adjective not colorful or interesting: his drab brown clothes Their lives seem so drab … Usage of the words and phrases in modern English
drab — drab1 [drab] n. [< OFr drap, cloth < VL drappus < IE * drop < base * der , to skin] 1. a kind of cloth, esp. a yellowish brown wool 2. a dull yellowish brown adj. drabber, drabbest 1. of a dull yellowish brown color … English World dictionary
Drab — Drab, v. i. [imp. & p. p. {Drabbed}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Drabbing}.] To associate with strumpets; to wench. Beau. & Fl. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Drab — Drab, n. [F. drap cloth: LL. drappus, trapus, perh. orig., a firm, solid stuff, cf. F. draper to drape, also to full cloth; prob. of German origin; cf. Icel. drepa to beat, strike, AS. drepan, G. treffen; perh. akin to E. drub. Cf. {Drape},… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
drab — {{/stl 13}}{{stl 8}}rz. mos IIIa, Mc. drabbie {{/stl 8}}{{stl 7}} z dezaprobatą o wysokim, rosłym mężczyźnie, często podejrzewanym o niecne zamiary lub wzbudzającym swym wyglądem lęk; oprych : {{/stl 7}}{{stl 10}}Do przedziału wtargnął jakiś drab … Langenscheidt Polski wyjaśnień
drab — sb., et, drab, ene, i sms. drabs , fx drabschef, drabsforsøg … Dansk ordbog
drab — index ordinary, pedestrian Burton s Legal Thesaurus. William C. Burton. 2006 … Law dictionary
