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Sorrel
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- 1 Of a brown colour, with a tint of red. (especially: a sorrel horse) not-comparable
"A little harmless gossip ensued on various themes, such as where old Aunt Sally got her new red head-kerchief, and how "Missis was a going to give Lizzy that spotted muslin gown, when she 'd got her new berage made up;" and how Mas'r Shelby was thinking of buying a new sorrel colt, that was going to prove an addition to the glories of the place."
- 1 of a light brownish color wordnet
- 1 A female given name.
- 1 Any of various plants with acidic leaves of the genus Rumex, especially countable, uncountable
- 2 A brown colour, with a tint of red. countable, uncountable
- 3 a horse of a brownish orange to light brown color wordnet
- 4 Any of various plants with acidic leaves of the genus Rumex, especially; Rumex acetosa (common sorrel, garden sorrel), sometimes used as a salad vegetable. countable, uncountable
"At the greenmarket, it’s still mostly potatoes and apples. There are no tender greens, fava beans, peas, asparagus, artichokes, sorrel, rhubarb or early strawberries. Those harbingers of the season are said to be full of chi, or qi, the Chinese word for life force. We’re craving them as we’re craving lighter, brighter-tasting meals, food that is greener and fresher."
- 5 large sour-tasting arrowhead-shaped leaves used in salads and sauces wordnet
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- 6 Members of genus Oxalis or family Oxalidaceae, woodsorrels. countable, uncountable
- 7 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 wordnet
- 8 The roselle, Hibiscus sabdariffa. countable, uncountable
- 9 any of certain coarse weedy plants with long taproots, sometimes used as table greens or in folk medicine wordnet
- 10 The roselle, Hibiscus sabdariffa.; A drink, consumed especially in the Caribbean around Christmas, made from the flowers of Hibiscus sabdariffa: hibiscus tea. countable, uncountable
"Now, many people drink alcohol, but when I was a child I remember drinking sorrel, ginger beer and drinks made from fresh fruits such as soursop and passion-fruit. Sorrel was prepared over a long period, not as quickly as it is now."
- 11 any plant or flower of the genus Oxalis wordnet
Etymology
From Middle English sorel, from Old French sorel, surele (“sorrel”), from Old French sur (“sour”), of Germanic origin, ultimately from Proto-Germanic *sūraz (“sour”); equivalent to sour + -el (diminutive suffix). Compare Old English sūre (“sorrel”), Icelandic súra (“sorrel”), Dutch zuring (“dock (plant), sorrel”). More at sour.
From Middle English *sorel, from Middle French *sorel, sorrel, surrel, from Middle French sor (“yellowish-brown, reddish-brown”), probably from Old Frankish *saur (“dried”), from Proto-Germanic *sauzaz (“dry”), from Proto-Indo-European *saus- (“dry, parched”); equivalent to sore (“reddish-brown”) + -el (diminutive suffix). Cognate with Middle Dutch soor (“dry”), Old High German sōrēn (“to become dry”), and Old English sēar (“withered, barren”). See also sere.
From Middle English *sorel, from Middle French *sorel, sorrel, surrel, from Middle French sor (“yellowish-brown, reddish-brown”), probably from Old Frankish *saur (“dried”), from Proto-Germanic *sauzaz (“dry”), from Proto-Indo-European *saus- (“dry, parched”); equivalent to sore (“reddish-brown”) + -el (diminutive suffix). Cognate with Middle Dutch soor (“dry”), Old High German sōrēn (“to become dry”), and Old English sēar (“withered, barren”). See also sere.
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