sorrel
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- adjective
- /ˈsɔrəl/
- US
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sorrel
- She admired the sorrel mare, noting its striking color and silky mane.
- sorrel horse
- sorrel mare
Examples
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The sorrel horse galloped across the field, its beautiful reddish-brown coat shining in the sunlight.
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He knocked on the scratched, sorrel-colored dresser top and noticed the pouch.
Academic text (1991) -
Buy yourself a sorrel horse... and paint some white spots on him as far as I'm concerned.
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We got a sorrel mare here you'll sit real nice.
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The sorrel mare's was the last foal not yet born and is due very soon.
Fiction book (2000) -
A sorrel horse, strong as Hercules and more red than brown; red as glory, they said, its mane and tail lighter, something like honey tinctured with a few drops of blood.
Fiction book (1993) -
As they entered the arena, the rider proudly displayed their sorrel horse, which was known for its graceful movements.
Synonyms
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A brown color with a little red that often appears in hair or feathers
A light brown color with orange tones
Compounds
A small forest plant with three heart-shaped leaves and white flowers with purple veins
A small weed that grows close to the ground with leaves like a clover and small yellow flowers
A tropical plant with red flower parts people use to make drinks, jams, and sometimes fiber
A small plant with arrow-shaped sour leaves often eaten in salads and growing in dry places
A small plant with clover-like leaves and yellow or white flowers that grows in woods and meadows
- Specialized
A group of flowering plants like wood-sorrel with leaves divided into parts and flowers with five petals
How Reddish
Surface Forms
Etymology
The adjective sorrel comes from the plant name and means 'light reddish-brown'. So when you describe fur or hair as sorrel, you mean it has that warm, reddish-brown colour.