sallow

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[ sal-oh ]
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adjective,sal·low·er, sal·low·est.
  1. of a sickly, yellowish or lightish brown color: sallow cheeks; a sallow complexion.

verb (used with object)
  1. to make sallow.

Origin of sallow

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First recorded before 1000; Middle English sal(o)we, Old English salo; cognate with Old Norse sǫlr “yellow”; compare French sale “dirty” (from Germanic )

Other words for sallow

Other words from sallow

  • sal·low·ish, adjective
  • sal·low·ness, noun

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Other definitions for sallow (2 of 2)

sallow2
[ sal-oh ]

nounBritish.
  1. any of several shrubby Old World willows, especially Salix atrocinerea or the pussy willow, S. caprea.

Origin of sallow

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before 900; Middle English; Old English sealh; cognate with Old High German salaha,Latin salix

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British Dictionary definitions for sallow (1 of 2)

sallow1

/ (ˈsæləʊ) /


adjective
  1. (esp of human skin) of an unhealthy pale or yellowish colour

verb
  1. (tr) to make sallow

Origin of sallow

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Old English salu; related to Old Norse sol seaweed (Icelandic sōlr yellowish), Old High German salo, French sale dirty

Derived forms of sallow

  • sallowish, adjective
  • sallowly, adverb
  • sallowness, noun

British Dictionary definitions for sallow (2 of 2)

sallow2

/ (ˈsæləʊ) /


noun
  1. any of several small willow trees, esp the Eurasian Salix cinerea (common sallow), which has large catkins that appear before the leaves

  2. a twig or the wood of any of these trees

Origin of sallow

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Old English sealh; related to Old Norse selja, Old High German salaha, Middle Low German salwīde, Latin salix

Derived forms of sallow

  • sallowy, adjective

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