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WordReference Random House Learner's Dictionary of American English © 2024sal•low1 /ˈsæloʊ/USA pronunciation adj., -er, -est. - of a sickly, yellowish color:a sallow complexion.
sal•low•ness, n. [uncountable] WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2024sal•low1 (sal′ō),USA pronunciation adj., -er, -est, v. adj. - of a sickly, yellowish color:sallow cheeks; a sallow complexion.
v.t. - to make sallow.
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- bef. 1000; Middle English sal(o)we, Old English salo; cognate with Old Norse sǫlr yellow; compare French sale dirty (
sal′low•ness, n.
- 1.See corresponding entry in Unabridged bilious, jaundiced.
sal•low2 (sal′ō),USA pronunciation n. [Brit.]- Plant Biology, British Termsany of several shrubby Old World willows, esp. Salix atrocinerea or the pussy willow, S. caprea.
- bef. 900; Middle English; Old English sealh; cognate with Old High German salaha, Latin salix
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