sallows
plural of sallow
sallows
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of sallow
Source: Wiktionary
Sal"low, n. Etym: [OE. salwe, AS. sealth; akin to OHG. salaha, G. salwiede, Icel. selja L. salix, Ir. sail, saileach, Gael. seileach, W. helyg, Gr.
1. The willow; willow twigs. [Poetic] Tennyson. And bend the pliant sallow to a shield. Fawkes. The sallow knows the basketmaker's thumb. Emerson.
2. (Bot.)
Definition: A name given to certain species of willow, especially those which do not have flexible shoots, as Salix caprea, S. cinerea, etc. Sallow thorn (Bot.), a European thorny shrub (Hippophae rhamnoides) much like an Elæagnus. The yellow berries are sometimes used for making jelly, and the plant affords a yellow dye.
Sal"low, a. [Compar. Sallower; superl. Sallowest.] Etym: [AS. salu; akin to D. zaluw, OHG. salo, Icel. sölr yellow.]
Definition: Having a yellowish color; of a pale, sickly color, tinged with yellow; as, a sallow skin. Shak.
Sal"low, v. t.
Definition: To tinge with sallowness. [Poetic] July breathes hot, sallows the crispy fields. Lowell.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
22 May 2024
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