Pale-blue uniforms gave place to dingy olive-brown ones. From Wordnik.com. [Trapped in 'Black Russia' Letters June-November 1915] Reference
It is about an inch long, olive-brown in color with the ends of the hind legs bright red. From Wordnik.com. [An Elementary Study of Insects] Reference
Lyasa also glanced around, then back to Cerryl, her olive-brown eyes filled with concern. From Wordnik.com. [The White Order]
The olive-brown feather protruding from her hat nodded with dignified resistance. next ». From Wordnik.com. [Excerpt: The Dante Club by Matthew Pearl] Reference
The brown color spreads until the whole oögonium is of a nearly uniform olive-brown tint. From Wordnik.com. [Elements of Structural and Systematic Botany For High Schools and Elementary College Courses] Reference
"Is it what you expected?" asked the black-haired mage, her olive-brown eyes resting on Cerryl. From Wordnik.com. [The White Order]
His complexion was of that peculiar olive-brown shade especially noticeable in most Anglo-Indians. From Wordnik.com. [The Luck of the Mounted A Tale of the Royal Northwest Mounted Police] Reference
The ruddy color is the taste of Kashmir and of Burmah, while a singular olive-brown tint is peculiar to Scinde. From Wordnik.com. [Lippincott's Magazine of Popular Literature and Science, Volume 22. October, 1878.] Reference
Hermit-Thrush may be easily identified by his color; his back being a clear olive-brown, becoming rufous on his rump and tail. From Wordnik.com. [The Atlantic Monthly, Volume 17, No. 104, June, 1866] Reference
He bared his teeth in a white, angry smile and ripped at the collar of his shirt, revealing a small section of olive-brown skin. From Wordnik.com. [The Carides Pregnancy]
His skin was fair and smooth, but tanned to an olive-brown. From Wordnik.com. [The Mummy and Miss Nitocris A Phantasy of the Fourth Dimension] Reference
The back is olive-brown with a shimmer of iridescent green. From Wordnik.com. Reference
The common olive-brown ones cook to a soft texture and taste. From Wordnik.com. [The Political Briefing] Reference
Mrs. Clifford coloured through her olive-brown skin, exactly like. From Wordnik.com. [What's Bred in the Bone] Reference
Cap and stem gray, olive-brown, reddish brown or tawny (natural size). From Wordnik.com. [Studies of American Fungi. Mushrooms, Edible, Poisonous, etc.] Reference
Upper parts deep olive-brown, darkest on the head; bill and feet black. From Wordnik.com. [Citizen Bird Scenes from Bird-Life in Plain English for Beginners] Reference
He bent forward, and pressed his lips just once on that olive-brown cheek. From Wordnik.com. [What's Bred in the Bone] Reference
Amanita phalloides, brownish, umber, or olive-brown form (natural size). From Wordnik.com. [Studies of American Fungi. Mushrooms, Edible, Poisonous, etc.] Reference
The hen is an olive-brown bird with a distinct red tinge on the lower back. From Wordnik.com. [Birds of the Indian Hills] Reference
The markings are blackish brown, sepia and olive-brown, and rather pale inky purple. From Wordnik.com. [The Nests and Eggs of Indian Birds, Volume 1] Reference
Brazilian teal, a lovely olive-brown and velvet-black duck, with crimson beak and legs. From Wordnik.com. [Far Away and Long Ago] Reference
They were well-formed men, of an olive-brown colour, their teeth stained black and red. From Wordnik.com. [Notable Voyagers From Columbus to Nordenskiold] Reference
Elma gave a sudden start, and blushed faintly pink through that olive-brown skin of hers. From Wordnik.com. [What's Bred in the Bone] Reference
Cap hair-brown to olive-brown, scales minute, pointed, gills and stem white (natural size). From Wordnik.com. [Studies of American Fungi. Mushrooms, Edible, Poisonous, etc.] Reference
At this time he is a little olive-brown bird, and mingles with his fellows in small flocks. From Wordnik.com. [Nature's Serial Story] Reference
Their figures are athletic, and their color black, sometimes slightly tinged with olive-brown. From Wordnik.com. [Travels in Peru, on the Coast, in the Sierra, Across the Cordilleras and the Andes, into the Primeval Forests] Reference
He immediately heard a distinctive song coming from a small, olive-brown bird with a long bill. From Wordnik.com. [PhysOrg.com - latest science and technology news stories] Reference
Upper parts an even olive-brown, except the tail, which is rich reddish-brown, different from the rest. From Wordnik.com. [Citizen Bird Scenes from Bird-Life in Plain English for Beginners] Reference
Here and there among the dusky race is a face beautiful as was ever that of olive-brown maid in Messina. From Wordnik.com. [The Great South; A Record of Journeys in Louisiana, Texas, the Indian Territory, Missouri, Arkansas, Mississippi, Alabama, Georgia, Florida, South Carolina, North Carolina, Kentucky, Tennessee, Virginia, West Virginia, and Maryland] Reference
With him was his son, Antonio Martinez, a handsome young man with an olive-brown face and fiery eyes like his father's. From Wordnik.com. [The Visionary Pictures From Nordland] Reference
The hermit thrush may be easily identified by his color; his back being a clear olive-brown becoming rufous on his rump and tail. From Wordnik.com. [In the Catskills Selections from the Writings of John Burroughs] Reference
A white embroidered waistcoat, an old coat of olive-brown with metal buttons, and a shirt with a flat-pleated frill completed his costume. From Wordnik.com. [Scenes from a Courtesan's Life] Reference
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