Sallow (săll&ouptack_;), n. [OE. salwe, AS. sealh; akin to OHG. salaha, G. salweide, Icel. selja, L. salix, Ir. sail, saileach, Gael. seileach, W. helyg, Gr. elikh.] 1. The willow; willow twigs. [Poetic] Tennyson.
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And bend the pliant sallow to a shield. Fawkes.
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The sallow knows the basketmaker's thumb. Emerson.
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2. (Bot.) A name given to certain species of willow, especially those which do not have flexible shoots, as Salix caprea, S. cinerea, etc.
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Sallow thorn (Bot.), a European thorny shrub (Hippophae rhamnoides) much like an Elæagnus. The yellow berries are sometimes used for making jelly, and the plant affords a yellow dye.
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Sallow, v. t. To tinge with sallowness. [Poetic]
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July breathes hot, sallows the crispy fields. Lowell.
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