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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.
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Sorrel
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Origin:
1400–50; late Middle English < Old French sorel, equivalent to sor brown (< Germanic ) + -el diminutive suffix; see -elle
1400–50; late Middle English < Old French sorel, equivalent to sor brown (< Germanic ) + -el diminutive suffix; see -elle
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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.
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| sorrel2 (ˈsɒrəl) | |
| —n | |
| 1. | dock See also sheep sorrel any of several polygonaceous plants of the genus Rumex, esp R. acetosa, of Eurasia and North America, having acid-tasting leaves used in salads and sauces |
| 2. | short for wood sorrel |
| [C14: from Old French surele, from sur sour, of Germanic origin; related to Old High German sūr | |
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sorrel
"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.
EXPANDsorrel
"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.
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