Yellow

yel'lo, a. Being of a bright saffron-like color i of the color of gold or bra or of the pigment called chrome yellow. — w. A bright golden color; one of the simple or primitive colors: see Light. [AS. geolo, D. geel, G. gelb Gr. chloe, the young verdure of trees, E. green, gall, gold.] — Yellow-bird. A small seed-eating bird of the finch family, with bright-yellow (male) or olive-green (female) plumage, common in the U. S.— Y. fever. (Med.) A malignant febrile disease of warm climates, often attended with yellowne of the skin. — Y. hammer. A European singing bird, called also yellow -bunting its principal colors are shades of gamboge yellow and brown; a large Amer. species of woodpecker.— Y. metal. An alloy composed of 2-3ds copper and i zinc, for sheathing ve els. — Yellowish, a. Somewhat yellow. — Yel'lowish ne , Yel'lowne , n. — YeVlows, -loz, n. (Far.) A disease of the bile in horses, cattle, and sheep, causing yellowne of eyes; jaundice; a disease of peach-trees in the U. S., causing them to produce abortive yellow sprouts on the trunks and limbs.