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sallow::adjective | Spocien Dictionary
| Type | Words |
|---|---|
| Synonyms | sickly |
| Derivation | sallowness |
sallow::noun | Spocien Dictionary
| Type | Words |
|---|---|
| Type of | willow, willow tree |
| Has types | pussy willow, salix caprea, florist's willow, goat willow |
Examples of sallow
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Langdon hesitated, feeling uncertain as the stranger's sallow eyes studied him.
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But, a beauty tale with truth is that smoking leads to sallow, wrinkled skin.
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He is surprisingly geeky, with long, straight hair flanking his sallow face.
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When she turns around, she sees Ruth, staring at her with dark and sallow malevolence.
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The sallow leaves of a dead cactus writhe upward like a petrified fountain.
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His face is gaunt, his skin sallow, his eyes puffy and his beard overgrown.
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Close up, his skin was sallow, like parchment, but his expression was puckish, amused.
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Coffee is sallow men, indoor men, men of fluorescent-lit worlds and darker.
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A yellow tinge can be caused by liver problems and sallow skin can reveal dehydration.
From the express.co.uk
- Any of several Old World shrubby broad-leaved willows having large catkins; some are important sources for tanbark and charcoal
- Cause to become sallow; "The illness has sallowed her face"
- Unhealthy looking
- (sallowness) a sickly yellowish skin color
- Willows, sallows, and osiers form the genus Salix, around 400 speciesMabberley, D.J. 1997. The Plant Book. Cambridge University Press #2: Cambridge. of deciduous trees and shrubs, found primarily on moist soils in cold and temperate regions of the Northern Hemisphere. ...
- Sallows is a fell in the English Lake District, rising between the valleys of Kentmere and Troutbeck. It is the highest point in the upland area to the south of Garburn Pass, variously termed Kentmere Park and Applethwaite Common on Ordnance Survey maps.
- A European willow, Salix caprea, that has broad leaves, large catkins and tough wood; Having a grayish, yellow-green hue; dirty, murky
- (sallowness) The property of being sallow, yellowishness
- A young female skold, encountered at the wayhouse of Harefoot Dig. She speaks with a stutter and is rather shy.
