yellow Sally

Willow \Wil"low\, n. [OE. wilowe, wilwe, AS. wilig, welig; akin
   to OD. wilge, D. wilg, LG. wilge. Cf. {Willy}.]
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   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.
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            And I must wear the willow garland
            For him that's dead or false to me.   --Campbell.
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   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}.
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   {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}.
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Yellow \Yel"low\ (y[e^]l"l[-o]), a. [Compar. {Yellower}
   (y[e^]l"l[-o]*[~e]r); superl. {Yellowest}.] [OE. yelow,
   yelwe, [yogh]elow, [yogh]eoluw, 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. [root]49. 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.
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            Her yellow hair was browded [braided] in a tress.
                                                  --Chaucer.
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            A sweaty reaper from his tillage brought
            First fruits, the green ear and the yellow sheaf.
                                                  --Milton.
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            The line of yellow light dies fast away. --Keble.
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   2. Cowardly; hence, dishonorable; mean; contemptible; as, he
      has a yellow streak. [Slang]
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   3. Sensational; -- said of some newspapers, their makers,
      etc.; as, yellow journal, journalism, etc. [Colloq.]
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   {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.
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