sallow 1
— sallowish , adj. — sallowness , n.
/sal"oh/ , adj., sallower, sallowest , v.
adj.
1. of a sickly, yellowish color: sallow cheeks; a sallow complexion.
v.t.
2. to make sallow.
[ bef. 1000; ME sal ( o ) we, OE salo; c. ON solr yellow; cf. F sale dirty ( ]
Syn. 1. bilious, jaundiced.
sallow 2
/sal"oh/ , n. Brit.
any of several shrubby Old World willows, esp. Salix atrocinerea or the pussy willow, S. caprea.
[ bef. 900; ME; OE sealh; c. OHG salaha, L salix ]