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sallow

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Adjective

  1. Yellowish: Of a sickly pale colour.
  2. Yellowish: Of a tan colour, associated with people from southern Europe or East Asia.
  3. Having skin (especially on the face) of a sickly pale colour.
  4. Having a similar pale, yellowish colour.
  5. Foul; murky; sickly.

Verb

  1. To become sallow.
  2. To cause (someone or something) to become sallow.

Noun

  1. A European willow, Salix caprea, that has broad leaves, large catkins and tough wood.
  2. A willow twig or branch.

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