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, Trappings.]
1. A kind of thick woolen cloth of a dun, or dull brownish
yellow, or dull gray, color; -- called also drabcloth.
2. A dull brownish yellow or dull gray color.
Source: Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) |
Drab \Drab\, 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.
2. A lewd wench; a strumpet. --Shak.
3. A wooden box, used in salt works for holding the salt when
taken out of the boiling pans.
Source: Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) |