Meaning Of The Word Sallow

Real Dictionary

What's the definition of Sallow? Find Sallow meanings, definitions and more at the Real Dictionary online.

Sallow Meaning

Sallow Definition
Sallow Definition

What's The Definition Of Sallow?

sallow
adjective: If a person has sallow skin, their skin, especially on their face, is a pale-yellowish colour and looks unhealthy.

sallow in American English 1
of a sickly, pale-yellow hue
adjective: of a sickly, yellowish color
transitive verb: to make sallow

sallow in American English 2
a kind of willow (Salix caprea) with large catkins of flowers which appear before the leaves
noun: any of several shrubby Old World willows, esp Salix atrocinerea or the pussy willow, S. caprea

sallow in British English 1
adjective: (esp of human skin) of an unhealthy pale or yellowish colour
verb: to make sallow

sallow in British English 2
noun: any of several small willow trees, esp the Eurasian Salix cinerea ( common sallow), which has large catkins that appear before the leaves

More Definitions

A | B | C | D | E | F | G | H | I | J | K | L | M | N | O | P | Q | R | S | T | U | V | W | X | Y | Z

Definitions Of The Day

  • Mentonniere ‐ noun: a piece of armour protecting the throat…
  • Predevelopment ‐ adjective: of or pertaining to the period prior…
  • Full rhyme ‐ noun; noun: rhyme between words in which the stressed…
  • Cracker Jack ‐ a confection of sweet, glazed popcorn and peanuts…
  • Orarium ‐ noun; noun: a garment worn by a deacon in the…
  • Palmiped ‐ adjective: having webbed feet; noun: a web-footed…
  • Shake the dust off one's feet ‐ to depart angrily or contemptuously; to leave…
  • Paracrostic ‐ noun: a poem in which the initial letters of each…
  • Cross-pollination ‐ the transfer of pollen from the anther of one…
  • Protohuman ‐ of or relating to the humanlike primates that…