From Longman Dictionary of Contemporary EnglishRelated topics: Humansallowsal‧low /ˈsæləʊ $ -loʊ/ adjectiveHBHsallowskin looks slightly yellow and unhealthysallow face/skin/complexiona woman with dark hair and a sallow complexion —sallowness noun [uncountable]Examples from the Corpussallow• Would Andrew Cartboy, so tiny and sallow, become a Dynmouth Hard?• He liked the look of the man - about Jackson's own build, a lean, slightly sallowface.• His face was sallow, his lipscurled down in a perpetualsulk.• The drip, drip of winterskispropped up outsiderooms have left their their sallowmark.• The woman was slightly fat, with loosesallow skin and a slow and unevengait.• He has lostweight and there is a new darkening in the sallow skin beneath his eyes.sallow face/skin/complexion• He liked the look of the man - about Jackson's own build, a lean, slightly sallow face.• He was a man in his late twenties, dark and thin with a sallow complexion.• The woman was slightly fat, with loose sallow skin and a slow and uneven gait.• He has lost weight and there is a new darkening in the sallow skin beneath his eyes.• I stared up into the kind-eyed, sallow face of Catherine of Aragon.OriginsallowOld Englishsalu