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sorrel
1[ sawr-uhl, sor- ]
noun
- light reddish-brown.
- a horse of this color, often with a light-colored mane and tail.
adjective
- of the color sorrel.
sorrel
2[ sawr-uhl, sor- ]
noun
- any of various plants belonging to the genus Rumex, of the buckwheat family, having edible acid leaves used in salads, sauces, etc.
- any of various sour-juiced plants of the genus Oxalis. Compare wood sorrel.
- any of various similar plants.
sorrel
1/ ˈsɒrəl /
noun
- a light brown to brownish-orange colour
- ( as adjective )
a sorrel carpet
- a horse of this colour
sorrel
2/ ˈsɒrəl /
noun
- See sheep sorrel, dockany of several polygonaceous plants of the genus Rumex, esp R. acetosa, of Eurasia and North America, having acid-tasting leaves used in salads and sauces See also dock 4 sheep sorrel
- See wood sorrelshort for wood sorrel
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Example Sentences
When sunlight touches the sorrel, the leaves fold downward to protect themselves, then right themselves once direct sunlight has passed.
Next came Dolly, after a big sorrel mare; and Paul, after a freckled pinto; and so on down the line.
Bill Barry's statement that the cru-colored bovine was "lively" and could outrun his sorrel mare was, at least founded upon fact.
That morning, it was the first Sunday after Easter, the Duchess rode out of the castle on her great sorrel horse, while on?
Young Matt knew the step of that horse, as well as he knew the sound of old Kate's bell, or the neigh of his own sorrel.
The sorrel drew steadily ahead; he was passing when Brann turned.
One on a big sorrel and the other on a roan with white stockings on the front feet?
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