to go or become yellow

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• yellow — [yel′ō] adj. [ME yelwe < OE geolu, akin to Ger gelb < IE base * ĝhel , to gleam, yellow, green, blue > Gr cholos, gall, L helvus, tawny] 1. of the color of gold, butter, or ripe lemons 2. changed to a yellowish color as by age, as old… …   English World dictionary

• Yellow — Yel low, v. i. To become yellow or yellower. [1913 Webster] …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

• yellow — yel|low1 W3S2 [ˈjeləu US lou] adj [: Old English; Origin: geolu] 1.) having the colour of butter or the middle part of an egg ▪ yellow flowers →↑chrome yellow,lemon yellow at ↑lemon2 , primrose yellow at ↑ …   Dictionary of contemporary English

• yellow — adj., n., & v. adj. 1 of the colour between green and orange in the spectrum, of buttercups, lemons, egg yolks, or gold. 2 of the colour of faded leaves, ripe wheat, etc. 3 having a yellow skin or complexion. 4 colloq. cowardly. 5 (of looks,… …   Useful english dictionary

• Yellow Empire — The Yellow Empire is the primary antagonist in the Secret of the Swordfish trilogy (the first books in the Blake and Mortimer comic book series; it is a totalitarian, fascist like superpower with worldwide ambitions. Its capital is Lhassa… …   Wikipedia

• yellow — 1 adjective 1 having the colour of butter, gold, or the middle part of an egg 2 an offensive way of describing the skin colour of people from parts of Asia 3 also yellow bellied informal not brave; cowardly yellow noun (U) 2 verb (I, T) to become …   Longman dictionary of contemporary English

• yellow — yellowly, adv. yellowness, n. /yel oh/, n., adj., yellower, yellowest, v. n. 1. a color like that of egg yolk, ripe lemons, etc.; the primary color between green and orange in the visible spectrum, an effect of light with a wavelength between 570 …   Universalium

• yellow — {{11}}yellow (adj.) O.E. geolu, geolwe, from P.Gmc. *gelwaz (Cf. O.S., O.H.G. gelo, M.Du. ghele, Du. geel, M.H.G. gel, Ger. gelb, O.N. gulr, Swed. gul yellow ), from PIE *ghel yellow, green (see CHLOE …   Etymology dictionary

• yellow — yel•low [[t]ˈyɛl oʊ[/t]] n. adj. low•er, low•est, v. 1) a color like that of egg yolk, ripe lemons, etc.; the primary color between green and orange in the visible spectrum, an effect of light with a wavelength between 570 and 590 nm 2) the yolk… …   From formal English to slang

• yellow — /ˈjɛloʊ / (say yeloh) adjective 1. of a bright colour like that of butter, lemons, etc.; between green and orange in the spectrum. 2. Australian History of the mustard colour chosen as suitably conspicuous for the garb of convicts, the painting… …