First Known Use: before 12th century
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1sallow
noun sal·low \ˈsa-(ˌ)lō\
Definition of SALLOW
: any of several Old World broad-leaved willows (as Salix caprea) including important sources of charcoal and tanbark
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Origin of SALLOW
Middle English, from Old English sealh; akin to Old High German salha sallow, Latin salix willow
2sallow
adjective
: slightly yellow in a way that does not look healthy
Full Definition of SALLOW
: of a grayish greenish yellow color
— sal·low·ish \ˈsa-lə-wish\ adjective
— sal·low·ness \ˈsa-lō-nəs, -lə-\ noun
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Origin of SALLOW
Middle English salowe, from Old English salu; akin to Old High German salo murky, Russian solovyĭ yellowish gray
First Known Use: before 12th century
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sallow
adjective sal·low \ˈsa-lō\
Definition of SALLOW for Kids
: slightly yellow in a way that does not look healthy <His hair was short and wild …, his face starved and sallow with grief. — Louise Erdrich, The Birchbark House>
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