单词 | sallow |
释义 | sallow sallow1 —sallowish, adj. —sallowness, n. /sal"oh/, adj., sallower, sallowest, v. adj. 1. of a sickly, yellowish color: sallow cheeks; a sallow complexion. v.t. 2. to make sallow. [bef. 1000; ME sal(o)we, OE salo; c. ON solr yellow; cf. F sale dirty ( < Gmc)] Syn. 1. bilious, jaundiced. sallow2 /sal"oh/, n. Brit. any of several shrubby Old World willows, esp. Salix atrocinerea or the pussy willow, S. caprea. [bef. 900; ME; OE sealh; c. OHG salaha, L salix] |
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