Drab

n. [A-S. drabbe, dregs, lees; D. drab, drabbe, dregs; Ger. trüber. Cf. DRAFF.]

1. A woman of vile character; a low wench; a slut; a strumpet; a prostitute. Shak.
2. A wooden box, used in salt-works for holding the salt when taken out of the boiling-pans.

n. [Fr. & Pr. drap, cloth; It. drappo, L. Lat. drappus, Sp. trapo, originally a firm, solid stuff, allied to Ger. derb, compact, firm, solid; O. H. Ger. derp, derap. See DRAP.]

1. A kind of thick, woolen cloth of a dun, or dull brownish-yellow, or gray color.
2. A dull brownish-yellow or gray color.