yel|lows

yel|lows: yel|lows «YEHL ohz», noun (plural). (often singular in use).

1. Botany. any one of various unrelated diseases of plants in which the foliage turns yellow and growth is checked, as in peaches and cabbages.

2. jaundice, especially of horses and cattle.

3. Obsolete. jealousy.

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yellows — yel·lows yel (.)ōz n pl but sing or pl in constr any of several diseases of domestic animals (as sheep) that are characterized by jaundice * * * yel·lows (yelґōz) 1. a form of canine leptospirosis resembling the human condition Weil syndrome … Medical dictionary
yellows — yel•lows [[t]ˈyɛl oʊz[/t]] n. (used with a sing. v.) 1) ppa a disease of plants, characterized by stunting and the loss of chlorophyll 2) vet jaundice, esp. in livestock • Etymology: 1555–65 … From formal English to slang
redhorns — Yellows Yel lows, n. 1. (Far.) A disease of the bile in horses, cattle, and sheep, causing yellowness of the eyes; jaundice. [1913 Webster] His horse . . . sped with spavins, rayed with the yellows. Shak. [1913 Webster] 2. (Bot.) A disease of… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
sulphurs — Yellows Yel lows, n. 1. (Far.) A disease of the bile in horses, cattle, and sheep, causing yellowness of the eyes; jaundice. [1913 Webster] His horse . . . sped with spavins, rayed with the yellows. Shak. [1913 Webster] 2. (Bot.) A disease of… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Yellows — Yel lows, n. 1. (Far.) A disease of the bile in horses, cattle, and sheep, causing yellowness of the eyes; jaundice. [1913 Webster] His horse . . . sped with spavins, rayed with the yellows. Shak. [1913 Webster] 2. (Bot.) A disease of plants, esp … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

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