Meaning of "sallow" in the English dictionary

ETYMOLOGY OF THE WORD SALLOW

Old English salu; related to Old Norse sol seaweed (Icelandic sōlr yellowish), Old High German salo, French sale dirty.

Etymology is the study of the origin of words and their changes in structure and significance.

PRONUNCIATION OF SALLOW

ˈsæləʊ

GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF SALLOW

Sallow is a verb and can also act as an adjective.

The adjective is the word that accompanies the noun to determine or qualify it.

The verb is the part of the sentence that is conjugated and expresses action and state of being.

See the conjugation of the verb sallow in English.

WHAT DOES SALLOW MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Willow

Willows, sallows, and osiers form the genus Salix, around 400 species of deciduous trees and shrubs, found primarily on moist soils in cold and temperate regions of the Northern Hemisphere. Most species are known as willow, but some narrow-leaved shrub species are called osier, and some broader-leaved species are referred to as sallow. Some willows are low-growing or creeping shrubs; for example, the dwarf willow rarely exceeds 6 cm in height, though it spreads widely across the ground.

Definition of sallow in the English dictionary

The definition of sallow in the dictionary is of an unhealthy pale or yellowish colour. Other definition of sallow is to make sallow.

CONJUGATION OF THE VERB TO SALLOW

PRESENT

Present

I sallow

you sallow

he/she/it sallows

we sallow

you sallow

they sallow

Present continuous

I am sallowing

you are sallowing

he/she/it is sallowing

we are sallowing

you are sallowing

they are sallowing

Present perfect

I have sallowed

you have sallowed

he/she/it has sallowed

we have sallowed

you have sallowed

they have sallowed

Present perfect continuous

I have been sallowing

you have been sallowing

he/she/it has been sallowing

we have been sallowing

you have been sallowing

they have been sallowing

Present tense is used to refer to circumstances that exist at the present time or over a period that includes the present time. The present perfect refers to past events, although it can be considered to denote primarily the resulting present situation rather than the events themselves.

PAST

Past

I sallowed

you sallowed

he/she/it sallowed

we sallowed

you sallowed

they sallowed

Past continuous

I was sallowing

you were sallowing

he/she/it was sallowing

we were sallowing

you were sallowing

they were sallowing

Past perfect

I had sallowed

you had sallowed

he/she/it had sallowed

we had sallowed

you had sallowed

they had sallowed

Past perfect continuous

I had been sallowing

you had been sallowing

he/she/it had been sallowing

we had been sallowing

you had been sallowing

they had been sallowing

Past tense forms express circumstances existing at some time in the past,

FUTURE

Future

I will sallow

you will sallow

he/she/it will sallow

we will sallow

you will sallow

they will sallow

Future continuous

I will be sallowing

you will be sallowing

he/she/it will be sallowing

we will be sallowing

you will be sallowing

they will be sallowing

Future perfect

I will have sallowed

you will have sallowed

he/she/it will have sallowed

we will have sallowed

you will have sallowed

they will have sallowed

Future perfect continuous

I will have been sallowing

you will have been sallowing

he/she/it will have been sallowing

we will have been sallowing

you will have been sallowing

they will have been sallowing

The future is used to express circumstances that will occur at a later time.

CONDITIONAL

Conditional

I would sallow

you would sallow

he/she/it would sallow

we would sallow

you would sallow

they would sallow

Conditional continuous

I would be sallowing

you would be sallowing

he/she/it would be sallowing

we would be sallowing

you would be sallowing

they would be sallowing

Conditional perfect

I would have sallow

you would have sallow

he/she/it would have sallow

we would have sallow

you would have sallow

they would have sallow

Conditional perfect continuous

I would have been sallowing

you would have been sallowing

he/she/it would have been sallowing

we would have been sallowing

you would have been sallowing

they would have been sallowing

Conditional or "future-in-the-past" tense refers to hypothetical or possible actions.

IMPERATIVE

Imperative

you sallow
we let´s sallow
you sallow

The imperative is used to form commands or requests.

NONFINITE VERB FORMS

Infinitive

to sallow

Past participle

sallowed

Present Participle

sallowing

Infinitive shows the action beyond temporal perspective. The present participle or gerund shows the action during the session. The past participle shows the action after completion.

SYNONYMS OF «SALLOW»

The following words have a similar or identical meaning as «sallow» and belong to the same grammatical category.

anaemic · bilious · pale · pallid · pasty · peely-wally · sickly · unhealthy · wan · yellowish

TRANSLATION OF SALLOW

Find out the translation of sallow to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.

The translations of sallow from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «sallow» in English.

• Translator English - Chinese: 蜡黄
• Translator English - Spanish: cetrina
• English: sallow
• Translator English - Hindi: भूरे रंग का
• Translator English - Arabic: شاحبة
• Translator English - Russian: желтое
• Translator English - Portuguese: amarelada
• Translator English - Bengali: পাণ্ডুবর্ণের
• Translator English - French: jaunâtre
• Translator English - Malay: Sallow
• Translator English - German: fahl
• Translator English - Japanese: 黄ばんだ
• Translator English - Korean: 누르스름
• Translator English - Javanese: Sallow
• Translator English - Vietnamese: cây liểu
• Translator English - Tamil: வற்றிய
• Translator English - Marathi: उकळणे
• Translator English - Turkish: soluk
• Translator English - Italian: giallastro
• Translator English - Polish: ziemisty
• Translator English - Ukrainian: жовте
• Translator English - Romanian: salcie
• Translator English - Greek: ωχρός
• Translator English - Afrikaans: vaal
• Translator English - Swedish: sälg
• Translator English - Norwegian: gusten

10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «SALLOW»

Discover the use of sallow in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to sallow and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.

Arboretum et fruticetum britannicum

1559 The Water Sallow, or Willow. S. dnlrea var. Kocll Comm. 92. oleifiolia Sm. * England fig. 126. in p. 1626. - - . - 1559 The Olive-leaved Willow, or Sallow. S. cinirca tar. Koch Comm. 93. geminata Forbes. S ? Britain fig. 129. in p. 1627.

John Claudius Loudon, 1854

Arboretum et fruticetum Britannicum; or, The trees and ...

1566 The Cotinus, or Quince, leaved Sallow, or Willow. S. spadicea Vili. S. vhylictfblia var. Koch Comm. 105. hfrta Sin. a S Britain fig. 113. in p. 1023. - - . 1567 The hairy-branched Sallow, or Willow. S.picta Schl. is the fem. of S. hirta Forbes.

John Claudius Loudon, 1838

Trees in Anglo-Saxon England: Literature, Lore and Landscape

References to the sallow in charters and place-names are similar but fewer: river- names include the seleborne which gave its name to Selborne, Hampshire (and the estate name Selborne), probably referring to sallows in the vicinity, and a ...

Della Hooke, 2010

The Moths of the British Isles, Second Series

Sallow. (Xanthia. lutea. (flavago)). In some examples of this species (Plate 10, Figs. 4, 5) the oblique band c the fore wings is purplish, and in others red or reddish; the former are typica and the latter are referable to ab. ochreago, Borkhausen.

Richard South, 2014

Land Degradation and Desertification: Assessment, Mitigation ...

Vegetal corridors from root-suckers, sallow thorn and alder seedlings planted on narrow terraces (30–40 cm wide), on excessively eroded and gully lands, on 40– 55◦ slopes (perimeter Bîrse ̧sti, OS Exp. Vidra); • On the planting procedures ...

P. Zdruli, 2010

Owlet Caterpillars of Eastern North America

Two or three other Pyreferra feed on witch hazel in the East: the Mustard Sallow ( P. hesperidago) and Anointed Sallow (P. ceromatica) illustrated on pages 445, 446, respectively, A third species, P. moffatiana is discussed below. Until we have ...

David L. Wagner, Dale F. Schweitzer, J. Bolling Sullivan, 2011

Nathaniel Hawthorne: A Biography

His complexion is dark and sallow, betokening, I fear, an insalubrious atmosphere around the White House; he has thick black eyebrows and an impending brow, his nose is large, and the lines about his mouth are very strongly defined.

Milton Meltzer, 2006

The House of the Bears

followed him as far as the cave which the Palfreys had visited. Then the girl, after a word from the man, left him and walked up the steps towards the cave. Palfrey hung back, for he could see at a greater distance now. The sallow man went on, ...

John Creasey, 2011

Appendix to the ... Journals of the Legislative Assembly ...

Florid, Light, Freckled, Florid, do. Sallow, Ruddy, Swarthy, Sallow, do. Freckled, Sallow, do. Florid, Sallow, do. do. Sallow, Florid, do. do. Light, Sallow, Freckled, do. Sallow, Florid, Home, do. do. do. do. [Midland, do. do. do. do. Home, do. Talbot ...

Canada. Parliament, 1842

Caterpillars of Eastern North America: A Guide to ...

MAJOR. SALLOW. Feralia. major. RECOGNITION Deep green with strong, white middorsal and addorsal stripes; cream spiracular stripe edged with red above. Subspiracular stripe comprised ofyellow bars on thoracic segments and A1–A8 ...

David L. Wagner, 2010

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «SALLOW»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term sallow is used in the context of the following news items.

Purple Emperor: The butterfly that feeds on rotting flesh

But at Knepp, a "re-wilding" project by estate owner Charlie Burrell to allow parts of the land to return to its natural pre-agricultural state has allowed sallow ... «BBC News, Jul 15»

A sallow-eyed look at the slow descent of David Brooks

Burneko's deliciously harsh assessment of the New York Times columnist and professional scold is all the more brutal for its precision and voluminous support ... «Patheos, May 15»

Russian middle class watches relative prosperity fade away

Andrei Miller's sallow skin and gaunt visage betray a serious affliction as he sits outside an X-ray unit of Tver Regional Hospital, the tattooed fingers of his ... «Los Angeles Times, Apr 15»

Teams confirmed for Prairie Showdown

Tom Sallows, left, and Kurt Balderston, right, practice at the Grande Prairie Curling Club on Wednesday. Teams were practicing in preparation for the 2015 ... «Alberta Daily Herald Tribune, Mar 15»

Pile w/Radiator King, Cannomen & Sallow

While Boston does have the highest concentration of wicked fuckin' smaht people on the East Coast, you might not know it considering all the stupid music ... «Nashville Scene, Mar 15»

Kennedy Pope: Finding the perfect color to match your skin tone

You may be in the winter category if you have dark skin with blue or sallow undertones, white-blond hair with any eye color and very fair or sallow skin, or olive ... «Lebanon Democrat, Dec 14»

Bone Broth: 4 Reasons Wellness Experts Are Obsessed (Plus Recipe!)

Memory a little hazy? Skin looking a little sallow? Adding bone broth to your diet might do the trick. Below, health experts weigh in on four benefits of broth. Then ... «Yahoo Canada Shine On, Nov 14»

Do You Have Sickly Resting Face Syndrome? 6 Tips to Combat …

“When you are sick, your skin is quite sallow and flat. Burberry Nude Radiance foundation has a slight tint to it, a sun-kissed feel that will warm the complexion ... «Vogue.com, Nov 14»

Have you seen this 16-year-old girl? She has been missing since …

Harmanjot is described as being approximately 5'2” with sallow skin, long straight black hair and brown eyes. When last seen she was wearing a long grey ... «thejournal.ie, Oct 14»

Police hunt missing mum and three young children who …

Danius has dark hair with two lines shaved into the right side of his head, brown eyes and sallow skin and was wearing jeans and a brown/green jumper. «Mirror.co.uk, Sep 14»