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WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2024tal•low•y (tal′ō ē),USA pronunciation adj. - resembling tallow in consistency, color, etc.;
fatty:a tallowy mass of moistened powder; tallowy skin.
Also, tal′low•like′. - late Middle English talwy. See tallow, -y1 1400–50
WordReference Random House Learner's Dictionary of American English © 2024tal•low /ˈtæloʊ/USA pronunciation n. [uncountable]- a hard, fatty substance used to make candles and soap.
tal•low•y, adj. WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2024tal•low (tal′ō),USA pronunciation n. - the fatty tissue or suet of animals.
- the harder fat of sheep, cattle, etc., separated by melting from the fibrous and membranous matter naturally mixed with it, and used to make candles, soap, etc.
- any of various similar fatty substances:vegetable tallow.
v.t. - to smear with tallow.
- 1300–50; Middle English talow, talgh; cognate with German Talg
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