Sallow word meaning and definition

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Meaning and definition for "sallow" word

[noun] any of several Old World shrubby broad-leaved willows having large catkins; some are important sources for tanbark and charcoal
[adjective] unhealthy looking
[verb] cause to become sallow, as of complexion; "The illness has sallowed her face"

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\Sal"low\ (s[a^]l"l[-o]), n. [OE. salwe, AS. sealh; akin to OHG. salaha, G. salweide, Icel. selja, L. salix, Ir. sail, saileach, Gael. seileach, W. helyg, Gr. "eli`kh.] 1. The willow; willow twigs. [Poetic] --Tennyson. And bend the pliant sallow to a shield. --Fawkes. The sallow knows the basketmaker's thumb. --Emerson. 2. (Bot.) A name given to certain species of willow, especially those which do not have flexible shoots, as {Salix caprea}, {S. cinerea}, etc. {Sallow thorn} (Bot.), a European thorny shrub ({Hippophae rhamnoides}) much like an El[ae]agnus. The yellow berries are sometimes used for making jelly, and the plant affords a yellow dye.
\Sal"low\, a. [Compar. {Sallower}; superl. {Sallowest}.] [AS. salu; akin to D. zaluw, OHG. salo, Icel. s["o]lr yellow.] Having a yellowish color; of a pale, sickly color, tinged with yellow; as, a sallow skin. --Shak.
\Sal"low\, v. t. To tinge with sallowness. [Poetic] July breathes hot, sallows the crispy fields. --Lowell.

Synonyms for sallow

sickly, unhealthy

The fun area, different aproach to word »sallow«

Let's analyse "sallow" as pure text. This string has Six letters in Two syllables and Two vowels. 33.3% of vowels is 5.3% less then average English word. Written in backwards: WOLLAS. Average typing speed for these characters is 1680 milliseconds. [info]

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Numerology

Hearts desire number calculated from vowels: sallow: 1 + 6 = 7, reduced: 7 . and the final result is Seven.
Destiny number calculated from all letters: sallow: 1 + 1 + 3 + 3 + 6 + 5 = 19, reduced: 1, and the final result is One.

Tarot cards

Letter	Num.	Tarot c.	Meaning
A (1)	1	Magician	Creative, Inventive, Intuitive
L (2)	12	Hanged Man	Leader, Teacher, Healer, Decisive
O (1)	15	Devil	Optimist, Gamesman, Marketer, Hunter
S (1)	19	Sun	Colorful, Bright, Perceptive
W (1)	23	King of Wands	Sensual, Warm, Strong, Loyal

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