drab

  • 1drab — drab·bet; drab·ble; drab·bler; drab; drab·ler; drab·ly; drab·ness; …

    English syllables

  • 2drab — [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

  • 3Drab — Drab, a. Of a color between gray and brown. n. A drab color. [1913 Webster] …

    The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • 4Drab — (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

  • 5drab — [ dræb ] adjective not colorful or interesting: his drab brown clothes Their lives seem so drab …

    Usage of the words and phrases in modern English

  • 6drab — 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

  • 7Drab — Drab, v. i. [imp. & p. p. {Drabbed}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Drabbing}.] To associate with strumpets; to wench. Beau. & Fl. [1913 Webster] …

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  • 8Drab — 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

  • 9drab — {{/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

  • 10drab — sb., et, drab, ene, i sms. drabs , fx drabschef, drabsforsøg …

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