Sallow vs. Tallow

Sallowadjective

(of skin) Yellowish.

Sallowadjective

Of a sickly pale colour.

Sallowadjective

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

Sallowadjective

(of a person) Having skin (especially on the face) of a sickly pale colour.

Sallowadjective

(of objects or dim light) Having a similar pale, yellowish colour.

Sallowadjective

Dirty; murky. en

Sallowverb

(intransitive) To become sallow.

Sallowverb

(transitive) To cause (someone or something) to become sallow.

Sallownoun

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

Sallownoun

A willow twig or branch.

Sallownoun

The willow; willow twigs.

Sallownoun

A name given to certain species of willow, especially those which do not have flexible shoots, as Salix caprea, S. cinerea, etc.

Sallowadjective

Having a yellowish color; of a pale, sickly color, tinged with yellow; as, a sallow skin.

Sallowverb

To tinge with sallowness.

Sallownoun

any of several Old World shrubby broad-leaved willows having large catkins; some are important sources for tanbark and charcoal

Sallowverb

cause to become sallow;

Sallowadjective

unhealthy looking

Tallownoun

A hard animal fat obtained from suet, etc.; used in cooking as well as to make candles, soap and lubricants

Tallowverb

To grease or smear with tallow.

Tallowverb

To cause to have a large quantity of tallow; to fatten.

Tallownoun

The suet or fat of animals of the sheep and ox kinds, separated from membranous and fibrous matter by melting.

Tallownoun

The fat of some other animals, or the fat obtained from certain plants, or from other sources, resembling the fat of animals of the sheep and ox kinds.

Tallowverb

To grease or smear with tallow.

Tallowverb

To cause to have a large quantity of tallow; to fatten; as, tallow sheep.

Tallownoun

obtained from suet and used in making soap, candles and lubricants

Tallow

Tallow is a rendered form of beef or mutton fat, primarily made up of triglycerides. It is solid at room temperature.