Dictionary
Thesaurus
Encyclopedia
Translator
Web
Related Searches
Nearby Words

Sorrel

 - 6 dictionary results
Sorel® Brand Footwear
Shop Shoes by Size, Color & Weather At The Official Sorel® Site Online.
www.Sorel.com
Sorrel at REI
Sorel® Waterproof Snow Boots. Free Shipping to Any REI Store.
www.REI.com/Sorel
Cabela's - Footwear
Cabela's has Free Shipping on all orders over $150. Offer Ends 11/10.
www.Cabelas.com

sor⋅rel

1  [sawr-uhl, sor-]
Use Sorrel in a Sentence
–noun
1. light reddish-brown.
2. a horse of this color, often with a light-colored mane and tail.
–adjective
3. of the color sorrel.
Origin:
1400–50; late ME < OF sorel, equiv. to sor brown (< Gmc) + -el dim. suffix; see -elle
Sorel® Brand Footwear
Shop Shoes by Size, Color & Weather At The Official Sorel® Site Online.
www.Sorel.com
Sorrel at REI
Sorel® Waterproof Snow Boots. Free Shipping to Any REI Store.
www.REI.com/Sorel

sor⋅rel

2  [sawr-uhl, sor-]
–noun
1. any of various plants belonging to the genus Rumex, of the buckwheat family, having edible acid leaves used in salads, sauces, etc.
2. any of various sour-juiced plants of the genus Oxalis. Compare wood sorrel.
3. any of various similar plants.
Origin:
1350–1400; ME sorell < OF surele, equiv. to sur sour (< Gmc; akin to OHG sūr sour) + -el dim. suffix; see -elle
Dictionary.com Unabridged
Based on the Random House Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2009.
Cite This Source Link To Sorrel
sor·rel 1   (sôr'əl, sŏr'-)   
n.  

  1. Any of several plants of the genus Rumex, having acid-flavored leaves sometimes used as salad greens, especially R. acetosella, a widely naturalized Eurasian species. Also called dock4.

  2. Any of various plants of the genus Oxalis, having usually compound leaves with three leaflets.


[Middle English sorel, from Old French surele, from sur, sour, of Germanic origin.]
sor·rel 2   (sôr'əl, sŏr'-)   
n.  

  1. A brownish orange to light brown.

  2. A sorrel-colored horse or other animal.


[From Middle English sorel, sorrel-colored, from Old French, from sor, red-brown, of Germanic origin.]
The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition
Copyright © 2009 by Houghton Mifflin Company.
Published by Houghton Mifflin Company. All rights reserved.
Cite This Source
Word Origin & History

sorrel  (adj.)
"reddish brown," c.1430, from M.Fr. sorel, from sor "yellowish-brown," probably from Frankish *saur "dried" (cf. M.Du. soor "dry," O.H.G. soren "to become dry," O.E. sear "withered, barren;" see sere). Perhaps a diminutive form.

sorrel  (n.)
"small perennial plant," c.1400, from O.Fr. surele (12c.), from sur "sour," from Frankish *sur (cf. O.H.G., O.E. sur "sour;" see sour). So called for the taste of its leaves.
Online Etymology Dictionary, © 2001 Douglas Harper
Cite This Source
Search another word or see Sorrel on Thesaurus | Reference
Cabela's - Footwear
Cabela's has Free Shipping on all orders over $150. Offer Ends 11/10.
www.Cabelas.com
Save on Sorel Boots
Save 35-70% on Sorel Winter Boots Satisfaction Guaranteed. Shop Now!
www.SierraTradingPost.com/Sorel
FacebookTwitterFollow us:
Partner Sites:
Ask AnswersEviteExpediaHotelsHotwireLife123LiveDailyMy Way