sallow
To become sallowTo become sallow.
» A tall man with a sallow complexion walked into the room and sat down next to Tom.
Ein großer Mann mit fahler Gesichtsfarbe kam in den Raum und setzte sich neben Tom.
Человек с землистым лицом вошел в комнату и сел рядом с Томом.
Meaning
2 senses(intransitive)To become sallow.
cause to become sallow
(transitive)To cause (someone or something) to become sallow.
Examples
3 sentencesA tall man with a sallow complexion walked into the room and sat down next to Tom.
ruЧеловек с землистым лицом вошел в комнату и сел рядом с Томом. — sharptoothed
deEin großer Mann mit fahler Gesichtsfarbe kam in den Raum und setzte sich neben Tom. — Dani6187
Anne cast herself into Marilla's arms and rapturously kissed her sallow cheek.
deAnne warf sich Marilla in die Arme und küsste ihr vor Begeisterung die fahlen Wangen. — Pfirsichbaeumchen
Barren trees are the fir, elder, birch, cypress, beech, ivy, sallow, linden and so on, but most of them afford shade.
Origin
From Middle English salowe, from Old English salu, from Proto-West Germanic *salu, from PrFrom Middle English salowe, from Old English salu, from Proto-West Germanic *salu, from Proto-Germanic *salwaz, from Proto-Indo-European *selH-.
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Forms
sallows, sallowing, sallowed, sallowedLessons for this word
3 lessons- A1Present simple — Because it is a verb
- A1Past simple, regular verbs — Because of its past form
- A2Present perfect: introduction — Because of its past participle