drab

drab
drab1
drably, adv.drabness, n.
/drab/, adj., drabber, drabbest, n.
adj.
1. dull; cheerless; lacking in spirit, brightness, etc.
2. having the color drab.
n.
3. dull gray; dull brownish or yellowish gray.
4. any of several fabrics of this color, esp. of thick wool or cotton.
[1535-45; < MF drap < LL drappus piece of cloth]
drab2
/drab/, n., v., drabbed, drabbing.
n.
1. a dirty, untidy woman; slattern.
2. a prostitute.
v.i.
3. to associate with drabs.
[1505-15; perh. akin to D drab dregs, lees, obs. D drablen to run or tramp about; cf. DRABBLE, DRAFF]

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  • 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

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