As nouns the difference between willow and sallow

is that willow is any of various deciduous trees or shrubs in the genus Salix, in the willow family Salicaceae, found primarily on moist soils in cooler zones in the northern hemisphere while sallow is a European willow, Salix caprea, that has broad leaves, large catkins and tough wood.

As a verb willow

is to open and cleanse (cotton, flax, wool, etc.) by means of a willow.

As a proper noun Willow

is {{given name|female|from=English}} of modern usage.

As an adjective sallow is

Yellowish skin colour.

willow

English

(wikipedia willow)

Noun

(en noun)

Any of various deciduous trees or shrubs in the genus Salix , in the willow family Salicaceae, found primarily on moist soils in cooler zones in the northern hemisphere.

*

and through the middle of this forest, from wall to wall, ran a winding line of brilliant green which marked the course of cottonwoods and willows .

(cricket, colloquial) A cricket bat

The baseball bat.

A rotating spiked drum used to open and clean cotton heads.

Synonyms

* withy

Derived terms

* weeping willow * willow in the wind

Verb

(en verb)

To open and cleanse (cotton, flax, wool, etc.) by means of a willow.

sallow

English

Etymology 1

From (etyl) salowe, from (etyl) salu, from (etyl) ).

Adjective

(er)

(lb) Yellowish skin colour.

# Of a sickly pale colour.

#*

#*:Then his sallow face brightened, for the hall had been carefully furnished, and was very clean. ¶ There was a neat hat-and-umbrella stand, and the stranger's weary feet fell soft on a good, serviceable dark-red drugget, which matched in colour the flock-paper on the walls.

#(lb) Of a tan colour, associated with people from southern Europe or East Asia.

#*2007 , David McWilliams, " We must begin the culture debate", 23 December:

#*:The girls are mostly Slavic-pretty, long-limbed with high cheekbones, sallow skin and green eyes. They are the closest thing to supermodels that Mulhuddart has ever seen.

#*2012 , Aisling, " Am I pink or yellow? How to choose the right foundation tone. And what is the deal with Mac foundations?" beaut.ie (17 January):

#*:A yellow undertone is often found on people with sallow skin – e.g. Asian.

#*2012 , Billy Keane, " I feel so much for Mickey. Maybe there is peace for him in sport", Irish Independent (13 June):

#*:She had such lovely sallow skin, the handsome high cheekbones of the north with the brown conker-colour eyes and the dark silken hair.

Dirty; murky.

Etymology 2

From (etyl) salwe, from (etyl) sealh, from (etyl) (compare Welsh helyg, Latin salix), probably originally a borrowing from some other language.

Noun

(wikipedia sallow) (en noun)

A European willow, Salix caprea , that has broad leaves, large catkins and tough wood.

*1819 , Keats, :

*:Then in a wailful choir the small gnats mourn

*:Among the river sallows , borne aloft

*:Or sinking as the light wind lives or dies;

Willow twigs.

* (and other bibliographic details) Fawkes

Bend the pliant sallow to a shield.

* (and other bibliographic details) Emerson

The sallow knows the basketmaker's thumb.

Derived terms

* ) * sallow flute

Anagrams

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