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sallow (1)

sal·low [ sállō ]


adjective 
Definition:
 
unnaturally yellow: unnaturally pale and yellowish
a sallow complexion



transitive verb  (past and past participle sal·lowed, present participle sal·low·ing, 3rd person present singular sal·lows)
Definition:
 
make something sallow: to make something unnaturally pale and yellowish
The illness had sallowed her skin.

[ Old English salo "dark, dusky" < Germanic]

sal·low·ly adverb
sal·low·ness noun
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