sallow

Definition of Sallow in English :

Noun

1. sallow

any of several Old World shrubby broad-leaved willows having large catkins; some are important sources for tanbark and charcoal

Verb

2. sallow

cause to become sallow

Example Sentences:
'The illness has sallowed her face'

Adjective

3. sallow, sickly

unhealthy looking

sickly

WordNet Lexical Database for English. Princeton University. 2010.

Sallow

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adjective

1.

(esp of human skin) of an unhealthy pale or yellowish colour

verb

2. (transitive)

to make sallow

noun

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

Sallow

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adjective

1.

of a sickly, pale-yellow hue

a sallow complexion

verb transitive

2.

to make sallow

noun

1.

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

2.

a willow twig

Sallow

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adj. sal·low·er, sal·low·est

Of a sickly yellowish hue or complexion.

tr.v. sal·lowed, sal·low·ing, sal·lows

To make sallow.

n.

Any of several low-growing or shrubby European willows, especially Salix caprea or S. cinerea, having large catkins that appear early in the spring and formerly used as a source of charcoal and tannin.

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