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sallow in Swedish

sallow in Swedish is sälg — sallow means pale in an unhealthy-looking way.

sallow in Swedish

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

What does "sallow" mean?

  1. adj Pale in an unhealthy-looking way.
    "For more than a century after the scandal of 1865, artists and historians wrestled with Olympia’s sallow skin, the bracelet on her right forearm, the orchid in her upswept red hair."
  2. adj Of a tan colour, associated with people from southern Europe or East Asia.
    "She had such lovely sallow skin, the handsome high cheekbones of the north with the brown conker-colour eyes and the dark silken hair."
  3. adj Describes skin, especially on the face, that looks pale and unwell.
  4. adj Having a similar dull, yellowish shade.
    "Now a sallow night-light glowed from the table and heaped large shadows on the beds and up the walls."
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sallow in a sentence

  • For more than a century after the scandal of 1865, artists and historians wrestled with Olympia’s sallow skin, the bracelet on her right forearm, the orchid in her upswept red hair.
  • She had such lovely sallow skin, the handsome high cheekbones of the north with the brown conker-colour eyes and the dark silken hair.
  • Now a sallow night-light glowed from the table and heaped large shadows on the beds and up the walls.

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What is "sallow" in Swedish?
"sallow" in Swedish is sälg. sallow means: Pale in an unhealthy-looking way.
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