Yellows
['jɛloz]
Definition
(n.) A disease of the bile in horses, cattle, and sheep, causing yellowness of the eyes; jaundice.
(n.) A disease of plants, esp. of peach trees, in which the leaves turn to a yellowish color; jeterus.
(n.) A group of butterflies in which the predominating color is yellow. It includes the common small yellow butterflies. Called also redhorns, and sulphurs. See Sulphur.
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Synonyms and Synonymous
n. pl. Jaundice (in horses, cattle, and sheep).
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Examples
- Mr. Stiggins raised his hands, and turned up his eyes, until the whites- -or rather the yellows--were alone visible; but made no reply in words. Charles Dickens. The Pickwick Papers.
- These colors were bright, and were generally yellows, blues, and grays, although sometimes he used greens, violets, and browns. Rupert S. Holland. Historic Inventions.
- The result was a partial amalgamation of the blacks, whites and yellows, the result of which is shown in the present splendid race of red men. Edgar Rice Burroughs. The Gods of Mars.
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