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Definition sallow

Etymology 1

From Middle English salowe, from Old English salu, from Proto-Germanic *salwaz (compare Dutch zaluw, dialectal German sal), from Proto-Indo-European *solH- (compare Irish salach (“dirty”), Welsh halog, Latin sal?va, Russian ???????? (solóvyj, “cream-colored”)).

Adjective

sallow (comparative sallower, superlative sallowest)

1. (of skin) Yellowish.
   1. (most regions, of light skin) Of a sickly pale colour.
   2. (Ireland) Of a tan colour, associated with people from southern Europe or East Asia.
2. (of a person) Having skin (especially on the face) of a sickly pale colour.
3. (of objects or dim light) Having a similar pale, yellowish colour.
4. Dirty; murky. (The addition of quotations indicative of this usage is being sought):

Verb

sallow (third-person singular simple present sallows, present participle sallowing, simple past and past participle sallowed)

1. (intransitive) To become sallow.
2. (transitive) To cause (someone or something) to become sallow.

Etymology 2

From Middle English salwe, from Old English sealh, from Proto-Germanic *salhaz, masculine variant of *salh?, *salhj?n (compare Low German Sal, Saal; Swedish sälg), from Proto-Indo-European *sh?lk-, *sh?lik- (compare Welsh helyg, Latin salix), probably originally a borrowing from some other language.

Noun

sallow (plural sallows)

1. A European willow, Salix caprea, that has broad leaves, large catkins and tough wood.
2. A willow twig or branch.

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