sallow
Use Sallow in a sentence
oʊ adjective
1.
of a sickly, yellowish color: sallow cheeks; a sallow complexion.
verb (used with object)
2.
to make sallow.
Origin:
before 1000; Middle English sal(o)we, Old English salo; cognate with Old Norse sǫlr yellow; compare French sale dirty (< Gmc)
before 1000; Middle English sal(o)we, Old English salo; cognate with Old Norse sǫlr yellow; compare French sale dirty (< Gmc)
Related forms
sal·low·ish, adjective
sal·low·ness, noun
Synonyms
1. bilious, jaundiced.
1. bilious, jaundiced.
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World English Dictionary
sallow1 (ˈsæləʊ) ![[Click for IPA pronunciation guide]](http://static.sfdict.com/dictstatic/g/d/dictionary_questionbutton_default.gif) | |
| —adj | |
| 1. | (esp of human skin) of an unhealthy pale or yellowish colour |
| —vb | |
| 2. | (tr) to make sallow |
| [Old English salu; related to Old Norse sol seaweed (Icelandic sōlr yellowish), Old High German salo, French sale dirty] | |
| 'sallowish1 | |
| —adj | |
| 'sallowly1 | |
| —adv | |
| 'sallowness1 | |
| —n | |
| sallow2 (ˈsæləʊ) | |
| —n | |
| 1. | any of several small willow trees, esp the Eurasian Salix cinerea (common sallow), which has large catkins that appear before the leaves |
| 2. | a twig or the wood of any of these trees |
| [Old English sealh; related to Old Norse selja, Old High German salaha, Middle Low German salwīde, Latin salix] | |
| 'sallowy2 | |
| —adj | |
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Word Origin & History
sallow
"shrubby willow plant," O.E. sealh (Anglian salh), from P.Gmc. *salhjon (cf. O.N. selja, O.H.G. salaha, and first element in Ger. compound Salweide), fro PIE *sal(i)k- "willow" (cf. L. salix "willow," M.Ir. sail, Welsh helygen, Breton halegen "willow"). Fr. saule "willow" is from Frank. salha, from the
Gmc. root. Used in Palm Sunday processions and decorations in England before the importing of real palm leaves began.
sallow
O.E. salo "dusky, dark" (related to sol "dark, dirty"), from P.Gmc. *salwa- (cf. M.Du. salu "discolored, dirty," O.H.G. salo "dirty gray," O.N. sölr "dirty yellow"), from PIE base *sal- "dirty, gray" (cf. O.C.S. slavojocije "grayish-blue color," Rus. solovoj "cream-colored").
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American Heritage
Medical Dictionary
sallow sal·low (sāl'ō)
adj. sal·low·er, sal·low·est
Of a sickly yellowish hue or complexion. v. sal·lowed, sal·low·ing, sal·lows
To make sallow.
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Example sentences
The rare red-winged sallow moth uses red oak as one of its host plants and may be found in this community.
The warm, olive background and deep red upholstery of the chair serve to complement the sallow complexion and sandy-colored hair.
The state rare red-winged sallow moth uses red oak as one of its host plants and may be found in this community.
Their eyes would turn, their posture would change, their face would go sallow.
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