[1] : The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48

willow \wil"low\, n. oe. wilowe, wilwe, as. wilig, welig; akin
   to od. wilge, d. wilg, lg. wilge. cf. willy.
   1913 webster
   1. bot. any tree or shrub of the genus salix, including
      many species, most of which are characterized often used
      as an emblem of sorrow, desolation, or desertion. "a
      wreath of willow to show my forsaken plight." --sir w.
      scott. hence, a lover forsaken by, or having lost, the
      person beloved, is said to wear the willow.
      1913 webster

            and i must wear the willow garland
            for him that's dead or false to me.   --campbell.
      1913 webster

   2. textile manuf. a machine in which cotton or wool is
      opened and cleansed by the action of long spikes
      projecting from a drum which revolves within a box studded
      with similar spikes; -- probably so called from having
      been originally a cylindrical cage made of willow rods,
      though some derive the term from winnow, as denoting the
      winnowing, or cleansing, action of the machine. called
      also willy, twilly, twilly devil, and devil.
      1913 webster

   almond willow, pussy willow, weeping willow. bot. see
      under almond, pussy, and weeping.

   willow biter zool. the blue tit. prov. eng.

   willow fly zool., a greenish european stone fly
      chloroperla viridis; -- called also yellow sally.

   willow gall zool., a conical, scaly gall produced on
      willows by the larva of a small dipterous fly cecidomyia
      strobiloides.

   willow grouse zool., the white ptarmigan. see
      ptarmigan.

   willow lark zool., the sedge warbler. prov. eng.

   willow ptarmigan zool.
      a the european reed bunting, or black-headed bunting.
          see under reed.
      b a sparrow passer salicicolus native of asia,
          africa, and southern europe.

   willow tea, the prepared leaves of a species of willow
      largely grown in the neighborhood of shanghai, extensively
      used by the poorer classes of chinese as a substitute for
      tea. --mcelrath.

   willow thrush zool., a variety of the veery, or wilson's
      thrush. see veery.

   willow warbler zool., a very small european warbler
      phylloscopus trochilus; -- called also bee bird,
      haybird, golden wren, pettychaps, sweet william,
      tom thumb, and willow wren.
      1913 webster
see also:
willy salix willy twilly twilly devil devil 
almond willow pussy willow weeping willow almond pussy 
weeping willow biter willow fly chloroperla viridis yellow sally 
willow gall cecidomyia strobiloides willow grouse ptarmigan willow lark 
willow ptarmigan reed passer salicicolus willow tea willow thrush 
veery willow warbler phylloscopus trochilus bee bird haybird 
golden wren pettychaps sweet william tom thumb willow wren 

[2] : The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48

yellow \yel"low\ ye^l"l-o, a. compar. yellower
   ye^l"l-o~er; superl. yellowest. oe. yelow,
   yelwe, yoghelow, yogheoluw, from as. geolu; akin to d.
   geel, os.  ohg. gelo, g. gelb, icel. gulr, sw. gul, dan.
   guul, l. helvus light bay, gr. chlo`n young verdure, chlwro`s
   greenish yellow, skr. hari tawny, yellowish. root49. cf.
   chlorine, gall a bitter liquid, gold, yolk.
   1. being of a bright saffronlike color; of the color of gold
      or brass; having the hue of that part of the rainbow, or
      of the solar spectrum, which is between the orange and the
      green.
      1913 webster

            her yellow hair was browded braided in a tress.
                                                  --chaucer.
      1913 webster

            a sweaty reaper from his tillage brought
            first fruits, the green ear and the yellow sheaf.
                                                  --milton.
      1913 webster

            the line of yellow light dies fast away. --keble.
      1913 webster

   2. cowardly; hence, dishonorable; mean; contemptible; as, he
      has a yellow streak. slang
      webster 1913 suppl.

   3. sensational; -- said of some newspapers, their makers,
      etc.; as, yellow journal, journalism, etc. colloq.
      webster 1913 suppl.

   yellow atrophy med., a fatal affection of the liver, in
      which it undergoes fatty degeneration, and becomes rapidly
      smaller and of a deep yellow tinge. the marked symptoms
      are black vomit, delirium, convulsions, coma, and
      jaundice.

   yellow bark, calisaya bark.

   yellow bass zool., a north american fresh-water bass
      morone interrupta native of the lower parts of the
      mississippi and its tributaries. it is yellow, with
      several more or less broken black stripes or bars. called
      also barfish.

   yellow berry. bot. same as persian berry, under
      persian.

   yellow boy, a gold coin, as a guinea. slang --arbuthnot.

   yellow brier. bot. see under brier.

   yellow bugle bot., a european labiate plant ajuga
      chamaepitys.

   yellow bunting zool., the european yellow-hammer.

   yellow cat zool., a yellow catfish; especially, the
      bashaw.

   yellow copperas min., a hydrous sulphate of iron; --
      called also copiapite.

   yellow copper ore, a sulphide of copper and iron; copper
      pyrites. see chalcopyrite.

   yellow cress bot., a yellow-flowered, cruciferous plant
      barbarea praecox, sometimes grown as a salad plant.

   yellow dock. bot. see the note under dock.

   yellow earth, a yellowish clay, colored by iron, sometimes
      used as a yellow pigment.

   yellow fever med., a malignant, contagious, febrile
      disease of warm climates, attended with jaundice,
      producing a yellow color of the skin, and with the black
      vomit. see black vomit, in the vocabulary.

   yellow flag, the quarantine flag. see under quarantine,
      and 3d flag.

   yellow jack.
      a the yellow fever. see under 2d jack.
      b the quarantine flag. see under quarantine.

   yellow jacket zool., any one of several species of
      american social wasps of the genus vespa, in which the
      color of the body is partly bright yellow. these wasps are
      noted for their irritability, and for their painful
      stings.

   yellow lead ore min., wulfenite.

   yellow lemur zool., the kinkajou.

   yellow macauco zool., the kinkajou.

   yellow mackerel zool., the jurel.

   yellow metal. same as muntz metal, under metal.

   yellow ocher min., an impure, earthy variety of brown
      iron ore, which is used as a pigment.

   yellow oxeye bot., a yellow-flowered plant
      chrysanthemum segetum closely related to the oxeye
      daisy.

   yellow perch zool., the common american perch. see
      perch.

   yellow pike zool., the wall-eye.

   yellow pine bot., any of several kinds of pine; also,
      their yellowish and generally durable timber. among the
      most common are valuable species are pinus mitis and
      pinus palustris of the eastern and southern states, and
      pinus ponderosa and pinus arizonica of the rocky
      mountains and pacific states.

   yellow plover zool., the golden plover.

   yellow precipitate med. chem., an oxide of mercury which
      is thrown down as an amorphous yellow powder on adding
      corrosive sublimate to limewater.

   yellow puccoon. bot. same as orangeroot.

   yellow rail zool., a small american rail porzana
      noveboracensis in which the lower parts are dull yellow,
      darkest on the breast. the back is streaked with brownish
      yellow and with black, and spotted with white. called also
      yellow crake.

   yellow rattle, yellow rocket. bot. see under rattle,
      and rocket.

   yellow sally zool., a greenish or yellowish european
      stone fly of the genus chloroperla; -- so called by
      anglers.

   yellow sculpin zool., the dragonet.

   yellow snake zool., a west indian boa chilobothrus
      inornatus common in jamaica. it becomes from eight to
      ten long. the body is yellowish or yellowish green, mixed
      with black, and anteriorly with black lines.

   yellow spot.
      a anat. a small yellowish spot with a central pit, the
          fovea centralis, in the center of the retina where
          vision is most accurate. see eye.
      b zool. a small american butterfly polites peckius
          of the skipper family. its wings are brownish, with a
          large, irregular, bright yellow spot on each of the
          hind wings, most conspicuous beneath. called also
          peck's skipper. see illust. under skipper, n., 5.
          

   yellow tit zool., any one of several species of crested
      titmice of the genus machlolophus, native of india. the
      predominating colors of the plumage are yellow and green.
      

   yellow viper zool., the fer-de-lance.

   yellow warbler zool., any one of several species of
      american warblers of the genus dendroica in which the
      predominant color is yellow, especially dendroica
      aestiva, which is a very abundant and familiar species;
      -- called also garden warbler, golden warbler, summer
      yellowbird, summer warbler, and yellow-poll warbler.
      

   yellow wash pharm., yellow oxide of mercury suspended in
      water, -- a mixture prepared by adding corrosive sublimate
      to limewater.

   yellow wren zool.
      a the european willow warbler.
      b the european wood warbler.
          1913 webster
see also:
yellower yellowest chlorine gall gold yolk 
yellow atrophy yellow bark yellow bass morone interrupta barfish 
yellow berry persian berry persian yellow boy yellow brier 
brier yellow bugle ajuga chamaepitys yellow bunting yellow cat 
yellow copperas copiapite yellow copper ore chalcopyrite yellow cress 
barbarea praecox yellow dock dock yellow earth yellow fever 
black vomit yellow flag quarantine flag yellow jack 
jack yellow jacket vespa yellow lead ore yellow lemur 
yellow macauco yellow mackerel yellow metal muntz metal metal 
yellow ocher yellow oxeye chrysanthemum segetum yellow perch perch 
yellow pike yellow pine pinus mitis pinus palustris pinus ponderosa 
pinus arizonica yellow plover yellow precipitate yellow puccoon orangeroot 
yellow rail porzana noveboracensis yellow crake yellow rattle yellow rocket 
rattle rocket yellow sally chloroperla yellow sculpin 
yellow snake chilobothrus inornatus yellow spot eye polites peckius 
peck's skipper skipper yellow tit machlolophus yellow viper 
yellow warbler dendroica dendroica aestiva garden warbler golden warbler 
summer yellowbird summer warbler yellow-poll warbler yellow wash yellow wren 

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