ˈjeləu 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, feelings, etc.)
jealous,
envious, or
suspicious. 6 (of newspapers etc.) unscrupulously
sensational. --n. 1 a yellow colour or
pigment. 2 yellow
clothes or
material (dressed in yellow). 3 a a yellow ball,
piece,
etc., in a game or
sport. b the
player using
such pieces. 4 (usu. in comb.) a yellow
moth or
butterfly. 5 (in pl.)
jaundice of horses etc. 6 US a peach-disease
with yellowed leaves. --v.tr. & intr.
make or
become yellow. øyellow
arsenic =
ORPIMENT. yellow-belly 1 colloq. a
coward. 2
any of
various fish with yellow underparts. yellow card
Football a card
shown by the
referee to a player
being cautioned. yellow
fever a
tropical virus disease with fever and jaundice. yellow flag 1 a flag displayed by a
ship in
quarantine. 2 an
iridaceous plant,
Iris pseudacorus, with
slender sword-shaped leaves and yellow flowers. yellow
jack 1 = yellow fever. 2 = yellow flag. yellow line (in the UK) a line painted
along the
side of the road in yellow
either singly or in pairs to
denote parking restrictions. yellow
metal brass of 60 parts copper and 40 parts
zinc. Yellow Pages propr. a
section of a
telephone directory on yellow
paper and
listing business subscribers
according to the goods or services
they offer. the yellow
peril the
political or
military threat regarded as emanating
from Asian peoples,
esp. the
Chinese. yellow
rattle a yellow-flowered plant of the
genus Rhinanthus. yellow rocket see
ROCKET(2). yellow
spot the
point of acutest
vision in the
retina. yellow
streak colloq. a
trait of
cowardice. øøyellowish adj. yellowly adv. yellowness n. yellowy adj. [OE geolu, geolo f. WG, rel. to GOLD]