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sal·low
I. \ˈsa(ˌ)lō, -_lə; -_ləw, -_lō+V\ noun
(-s)
Etymology: Middle English salwe, sallow, from Old English seal-, sealh; akin to Old High German salha, salaha sallow, Middle Low German salwīde, Old Norse selja sallow, Latin salix willow, Middle Irish sail willow, and perhaps to Old English salu dusky, dark — more at sallow II
1. : any of various Old World and chiefly Eurasiatic willows having broad leaves and including both shrubs and trees some of which are important sources of charcoal, tanbark, and wood for small implements; especially : a small northern or alpine Old World shrubby or arborescent much-branched willow (Salix caprea) with strongly fissured bark
2. : a willow twig or shoot
II. adjective
(-er/-est)
Etymology: Middle English salowe, from Old English salu, salo dusky, dark, sallow; akin to Old English sōl dark, dirty, Old High German salo murky, dirty gray, Old Norse sölr dirty, Old Irish sal, saile dirt, Latin saliva spittle, Sanskrit sāra, sāla gray; basic meaning: dirty gray
1. : having any of several colors averaging a grayish greenish yellow that is paler than the color hay
2. : of a grayish greenish yellow color suggesting sickliness — usually used of the skin or complexion
III. transitive verb
(-ed/-ing/-s)
: to make (as the complexion) sallow
< malarial poison had … sallowed his skin — Irving Bacheller > |