Definitions
from The Century Dictionary.
- Of a yellowish-or reddish-brown color.
- noun A color between a reddish and a yellowish brown.
- noun An animal of a sorrel color; especially, a sorrel horse.
- noun A buck of the third year. Compare
sore , n., 2. - noun One of several species of the genus Rumex, smaller plants than the docks of the same genus, having the leaves typically halberd-shaped, more or less succulent, and impregnated with oxalic acid.
- noun A plant of the genus Oxalis, more properly called
wood-sorrel (see cuts underOxalis and obcordate): the name is also extended to other plants of different genera (see phrases) - noun The sheep-sorrel: probably from the red male inflorescence.
from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.
- adjective Of a yellowish or redish brown color.
- noun A yellowish or redish brown color.
- noun (Bot.) One of various plants having a sour juice; especially, a plant of the genus Rumex, as
Rumex Acetosa ,Rumex Acetosella , etc. - noun (Bot.) See under
Mountain . - noun (Bot.) A troublesome weed (
Rumex Acetosella ), also calledsheep sorrel . - noun (Chem.) binoxalate of potassa; -- so called because obtained from the juice of
Rumex Acetosella , orRumex Axetosa . - noun (Bot.) a small ericaceous tree (
Oxydendrum arboreum ) whose leaves resemble those of the peach and have a sour taste. It is common along the Alleghanies. Called alsosourwood . - noun (Bot.) any plant of the genus Oxalis.
from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License.
- noun A kind of plant with acidic leaves, especially Rumex acetosa (common sorrel), sometimes used as a salad vegetable.
- noun A brown colour, with a tint of red.
- adjective Of a brown colour, with a tint of red.
from WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
- noun any plant or flower of the genus Oxalis
- noun a horse of a brownish orange to light brown color
- adjective of a light brownish color
- noun large sour-tasting arrowhead-shaped leaves used in salads and sauces
- noun any of certain coarse weedy plants with long taproots, sometimes used as table greens or in folk medicine
- noun East Indian sparsely prickly annual herb or perennial subshrub widely cultivated for its fleshy calyxes used in tarts and jelly and for its bast fiber
Etymologies
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Examples
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Jones, who affected to be surprised at nothing after his crushing experience with railroad freight rates on firweood and charcoal, betrayed no surprise now when the task was given to him to locate the purchaser of a certain sorrel mare.
Chapter XVII 2010
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Jones, who affected to be surprised at nothing after his crushing experience with railroad freight rates on firweood and charcoal, betrayed no surprise now when the task was given to him to locate the purchaser of a certain sorrel mare.
Chapter XVII 1910
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Last year’s sorrel is regrowing in the back yard, as slug-eaten as ever, but still lemony-sharp.
Spring garden 2009
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Last year’s sorrel is regrowing in the back yard, as slug-eaten as ever, but still lemony-sharp.
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I learned from my co-author of my second cookbook out in October through Lake Isle Press that Jamaicans call it sorrel and combine it with other herbs, roots, spices and cane sugar to make a delicious beverage.
Jill Donenfeld: Hibiscus: One Lovely Flower, Thousands of Fascinating Uses Jill Donenfeld 2011
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We make a drink with it simply called sorrel and it is very popular at Christmas in these parts as it is seasonal then.
Karkade Jyothsna 2008
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Raw sorrel, which is in season locally now, is so sour that it can be used only as an accent.
Recipe of the Day: Chicken With Sorrel - Bitten Blog - NYTimes.com 2008
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Raw sorrel, which is in season locally now, is so sour that it can be used only as an accent.
Recipe of the Day: Chicken With Sorrel - Bitten Blog - NYTimes.com 2008
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The plant called sorrel is valued for its acidulous taste.
The Mirror of Literature, Amusement, and Instruction Volume 20, No. 568, September 29, 1832 Various
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A sliced onion, or a few blades of chives boiled with the sorrel is a welcome flavor occasionally, also the stock may be half meat stock and half cream or milk.
Vaughan's Vegetable Cook Book (4th edition) How to Cook and Use Rarer Vegetables and Herbs Anonymous
widdershins commented on the word sorrel
Or a light reddish brown.
December 22, 2007
chained_bear commented on the word sorrel
Usage/historical note can be found on mandrake.
October 9, 2017