Yellow

  • 41yellow*/*/*/ — [ˈjeləʊ] adj I something that is yellow is the same colour as the sun or the middle of an egg yellow flowers[/ex] II noun [C/U] yellow [ˈjeləʊ] the colour of the sun or the middle of an egg …

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  • 42yellow — {{Roman}}I.{{/Roman}} verb Yellow is used with these nouns as the subject: ↑leaf {{Roman}}II.{{/Roman}} adj., noun ADJECTIVE ▪ creamy, dirty, sickly ▪ canary, golden …

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  • 43yellow — n. bright; pale yellow * * * [ jeləʊ] pale yellow bright …

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  • 44yellow — adj cowardly, afraid. This now common term is of obscure origin. It is an Amer icanism of the late 19th century which was quickly adopted into British and Australian English. (In English slang of the 18th and early 19th centuries, yel low meant… …

    Contemporary slang

  • 45yellow —    This colour carries few meanings in English lore, and no beliefs are attached to it. In the Middle Ages it stood for jealousy and treachery, and in the 19th and 20th centuries for cowardice; yellow belly is a mocking nickname for people of… …

    A Dictionary of English folklore

  • 46yellow — mod. cowardly. □ Who says I’m yellow? □ Bruno says you’re yellow. Wanna make something of it? …

    Dictionary of American slang and colloquial expressions

  • 47Yellow No. 5 — a yellow dye used in food, drugs, cosmetics, and other products: required by FDA regulations to be identified on food labels because of possible allergic reactions in sensitive individuals. Also called tartrazine. * * * …

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  • 48yellow 2G — noun a yellow azo dye used as a food colouring Syn: E107 …

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  • 49Yellow — Experimentation in the 14c resulted in a yellow for use in stained glass being made with silver nitrate. Cf. Madder; Orpiment; Pot metal …

    Dictionary of Medieval Terms and Phrases

  • 50yellow — lacking courage, afraid to defend, chicken    Some fans think he s yellow because he doesn t fight …

    English idioms