SOREL

Etymology

Noun

sorel (countable and uncountable, plural sorels)

A young buck (deer) in the third year.

A yellowish or reddish brown color; sorrel.

Obsolete form of sorrel.

Anagrams

• Osler, Rosel, Soler, eorls, lo-res, lores, loser, orles, relos, roles, rôles, slore, soler

Source: Wiktionary


Sor"el, n. Etym: [A diminutive. See Sore reddish brown.]

1. (Zoöl.)

Definition: A young buck in the third year. See the Note under Buck. Shak.

2. A yellowish or reddish brown color; sorrel.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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