YELLOWISH

yellow, yellowish, xanthous

(adjective) of the color intermediate between green and orange in the color spectrum; of something resembling the color of an egg yolk

Source: WordNet® 3.1


Etymology

Adjective

yellowish (not comparable)

Somewhat yellow (in colour).

Synonyms

• yellowy

Source: Wiktionary


Yel"low*ish, a.

Definition: Somewhat yellow; as, amber is of a yellowish color.

– Yel"low*ish*ness, n.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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The earliest credible evidence of coffee-drinking as the modern beverage appeared in modern-day Yemen. In the middle of the 15th century in Sufi shrines where coffee seeds were first roasted and brewed for drinking. The Yemenis procured the coffee beans from the Ethiopian Highlands.

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