sallow (Meaning)

Wordnet

sallow (n)

any of several Old World shrubby broad-leaved willows having large catkins; some are important sources for tanbark and charcoal

Wordnet

sallow (v)

cause to become sallow

Wordnet

sallow (s)

unhealthy looking

Webster

sallow (n.)

The willow; willow twigs.

A name given to certain species of willow, especially those which do not have flexible shoots, as Salix caprea, S. cinerea, etc.

Webster

sallow (superl.)

Having a yellowish color; of a pale, sickly color, tinged with yellow; as, a sallow skin.

Webster

sallow (v. t.)

To tinge with sallowness.

sallow Sentence Examples

  1. The patient's skin was sallow and sickly, indicating an underlying health issue.
  2. The vampire's face was ashen and sallow, betraying his nocturnal nature.
  3. The sallow glow of the moon illuminated the desolate landscape.
  4. The old woman's face was wrinkled and sallow, etched with the marks of time.
  5. The sallow color of the paint made the room seem gloomy and oppressive.
  6. The frightened child's face was sallow and drawn, revealing the extent of their terror.
  7. The sallow corpse lay on the autopsy table, a chilling sight to behold.
  8. The sallow leaves of the autumn trees cast an eerie golden hue over the park.
  9. The sallow complexion of the hospital patient hinted at a serious illness.
  10. The smoke from the burning building created a sallow haze that hung heavy in the air.

FAQs About the word sallow

any of several Old World shrubby broad-leaved willows having large catkins; some are important sources for tanbark and charcoal, cause to become sallow, unhealt

sickly, pale, sick, waxy, jaundiced, white,pallid, waxen, ashen, anemic

blushing,pink, pink, red, ruddy, red, blushing, flushed, flushed, ruddy

The patient's skin was sallow and sickly, indicating an underlying health issue.

The vampire's face was ashen and sallow, betraying his nocturnal nature.

The sallow glow of the moon illuminated the desolate landscape.

The old woman's face was wrinkled and sallow, etched with the marks of time.