sorrel
Of a brown colour, with a tint of redOf a brown colour, with a tint of red. (especially: a sorrel horse)
» A sorrel horse differs from a palomino mainly in that the latter has a white mane and tail.
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1 senses(not comparable)Of a brown colour, with a tint of red. (especially: a sorrel horse)
fuchsbraun
гнедо́йgnedój
- of a light brownish color
Examples
2 sentencesA sorrel horse differs from a palomino mainly in that the latter has a white mane and tail.
He's gone to harness the sorrel mare to go to Carmody for the doctor.
Translations
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Origin
From Middle English *sorel, from Middle French *sorel, sorrel, surrel, from Middle FrenchFrom Middle English *sorel, from Middle French *sorel, sorrel, surrel, from Middle French sor (“yellowish-brown, reddish-brown”), probably from Old Frankish *saur (“dried”), from Proto-Germanic *sauzaz (“dry”), from Proto-Indo-European *saus- (“dry, parched”); equivalent to sore (“reddish-brown”) + -el (diminutive suffix). Cognate with Middle Dutch soor (“dry”), Old High German sōrēn (“to become dry”), and Old English sēar (“withered, barren”). See also sere.
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