Associations to the word «Sallow»
Noun
Adjective
Wiktionary
SALLOW, adjective. (heading) Yellowish skin colour.
SALLOW, adjective. (most regions) (of Caucasian skin) Of a sickly pale colour.
SALLOW, adjective. (Ireland) Of a tan colour, associated with people from southern Europe or East Asia.
SALLOW, adjective. Dirty; murky.
SALLOW, noun. A European willow, Salix caprea, that has broad leaves, large catkins and tough wood.
SALLOW, noun. Willow twigs.
SALLOW SEDGE, noun. Carex lurida, native to eastern North America.
Dictionary definition
SALLOW, noun. Any of several Old World shrubby broad-leaved willows having large catkins; some are important sources for tanbark and charcoal.
SALLOW, verb. Cause to become sallow; "The illness has sallowed her face".
SALLOW, adjective. Unhealthy looking.
Wise words
A word is not a crystal, transparent and unchanged; it is
the skin of a living thought and may vary greatly in color
and content according to the circumstances and time in which
it is used.