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Sallow
Meaning
Adj
●
Yellowish.
Of a
sickly
pale
colour.
●
In Irish English & Willows and poplars:
Yellowish.
Of a
tan
colour
, associated with people from
southern
Europe or East Asia.
●
Having
skin
(especially on the
face
) of a
sickly
pale
colour.
●
Having a
similar
pale
,
yellowish
colour.
●
Foul;
murky
; sickly.
Verb
●
To become sallow.
●
To cause (someone
or something
) to become sallow.
Noun
●
In Willows and poplars:
A European
willow
, Salix caprea, that has
broad
leaves
, large
catkins
and
tough
wood.
●
In Willows and poplars:
A
willow
twig
or branch.
Sourced from
Wiktionary
Origin
sallow
English
salowe
Middle English (1100-1500)
salu
Old English (ca. 450-1100)
salwe
Middle English (1100-1500)
sealh
Old English (ca. 450-1100)
Sourced from
Etym
Related
Gaunt
Mottled
Puffy
Haggard
Waxy
Grayish
Flabby
Reddish
Lank
Scraggly
Freckly
Yellowy
Splotchy
Ruddy
Crepey
Pinkish
Brownish
Greyish
More
Rhymes
Aloe
Fallow
Callow
Sallow
Hallow
Mallow
Ballow
Gallow
Tallow
Shallow
Sallower
Marshmallow
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