sal|low

sal|low
sal|low1 «SAL oh», adjective, verb.
–adj.
having a sickly, yellowish color: »

a sallow skin, a sallow complexion, a sallow person.

–v.t.
to make yellowish or sallow.
[Old English < sealwes]
sal´low|ness, noun.
sal|low2 «SAL oh», noun.
1. a willow, especially a small Old World tree used in making charcoal.
2. a willow twig.
[Old English sealh]

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