Definition of sallow Sallow

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We found 13 definitions of sallow from 5 different sources.

What does sallow mean?

Noun Plural: sallows
sallow - any of several Old World shrubby broad-leaved willows having large catkins; some are important sources for tanbark and charcoal
		willow tree, willow a textile machine having a system of revolving spikes for opening and cleaning raw textile fibers
		genus salix, salix a large and widespread genus varying in size from small shrubs to large trees: willows
Verb sallows, sallowing, sallowed
sallow - cause to become sallow; "The illness has sallowed her face"
		discolor change color, often in an undesired manner; "The shirts discolored"
Adjective sallow, sallower, sallowest
sallow - unhealthy looking
		sickly
		unhealthy not conducive to good health; "an unhealthy diet of fast foods"; "an unhealthy climate"

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sallow (Noun)
A European willow, Salix caprea , that has broad leaves, large catkins and tough wood.
sallow (Adjective)
Having a grayish, yellow- green hue.
sallow (Adjective)
Dirty; murky.

sallow (n.)
The willow; willow twigs.
sallow (n.)
A name given to certain species of willow, especially those which do not have flexible shoots, as Salix caprea, S. cinerea, etc.
sallow (superl.)
Having a yellowish color; of a pale, sickly color, tinged with yellow; as, a sallow skin.
sallow (v. t.)
To tinge with sallowness.

sallow
sal′ō, n. a tree or low shrub of the willow kind—(Scot.) Sauch.—adj. Sall′owy, abounding in sallows. [A.S. sealh; Ger. sahl.]
sallow
sal′ō, adj. of a pale, yellowish colour.—v.t. to tinge with a sallow colour.—adj. Sall′owish, somewhat sallow.—ns. Sall′ow-kitt′en, a kind of puss-moth; Sall′ow-moth, a British moth of a pale-yellow colour; Sall′owness.—adj. Sall′owy. [A.S. salo, salu; cf. Dut. zaluw, and Old High Ger. salo.]

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