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sallow1 definition

sal·low (sal′ō)

adjective

of a sickly, pale-yellow hue a sallow complexion

Etymology: ME salou < OE salu, sallow, dark, akin to OHG salo < IE base *sal-, dirty gray: see salicin

transitive verb

to make sallow

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sallow2 definition

sal·low (sal′ō)

noun

  1. a kind of willow (Salix caprea) with large catkins of flowers which appear before the leaves
  2. a willow twig

Etymology: ME salwe, sealh: see salicin

Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2009 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
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