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sorrel2

Pronunciation: /ˈsɒr(ə)l/

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Definition of sorrel

noun

a horse with a light reddish-brown coat.
[mass noun, usually as modifier] a light reddish-brown colour:a sorrel mare with four white socks

Origin:

Middle English: from Old French sorel, from sor 'yellowish', from a Germanic adjective meaning 'dry'

sorrel in other Oxford dictionaries

Definition of sorrel in the US English dictionary

Nearby words

sororicide
sorority
sorosis
sorption
sorrel ¹
sorrel ²
sorrel tree
Sorrento
sorrow
sorrowful
sorry

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kempt

/ kɛm(p)t

adjective

maintained in a neat and clean condition …

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