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Definition of Sallow
1. Adjective. Unhealthy looking.
2. Verb. Cause to become sallow. "The illness has sallowed her face"
3. Noun. Any of several Old World shrubby broad-leaved willows having large catkins; some are important sources for tanbark and charcoal.
Generic synonyms: Willow, Willow Tree
Specialized synonyms: Florist's Willow, Goat Willow, Pussy Willow, Salix Caprea
Definition of Sallow
1. n. The willow; willow twigs.
2. a. Having a yellowish color; of a pale, sickly color, tinged with yellow; as, a sallow skin.
3. v. t. To tinge with sallowness.
Definition of Sallow
1. Adjective. Having a grayish, yellow-green hue. ¹
2. Adjective. Dirty; murky. ¹
3. Noun. A European willow, ''Salix caprea'', that has broad leaves, large catkins and tough wood. ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Definition of Sallow
1. of a sickly yellowish color [adj -LOWER, -LOWEST] : SALLOWLY [adv] / to make sallow [v -ED, -ING, -S] - See also: sallow
Medical Definition of Sallow
1.
Having a yellowish colour; of a pale, sickly colour, tinged with yellow; as, a sallow skin.
Origin: AS. Salu; akin to D. Zaluw, OHG. Salo, Icel. Solr yellow.
To tinge with sallowness. "July breathes hot, sallows the crispy fields." (Lowell)
1. The willow; willow twigs. "And bend the pliant sallow to a shield." (Fawkes) "The sallow knows the basketmaker's thumb." (Emerson)
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