Her yellow hair was browded [braided] in a tress.
--Chaucer.
A sweaty reaper from his tillage brought First fruits,
the green ear and the yellow sheaf. --Milton.
The line of yellow light dies fast away. --Keble.
{Yellow atrophy} (Med.), a fatal affection of the liver, in
which it undergoes fatty degeneration, and becomes rapidly
smaller and of a deep yellow tinge. The marked symptoms
are black vomit, delirium, convulsions, coma, and
jaundice.
{Yellow bass} (Zo["o]l.), a North American fresh-water bass
({Morone interrupta}) native of the lower parts of the
Mississippi and its tributaries. It is yellow, with
several more or less broken black stripes or bars. Called
also {barfish}.
{Yellow berry}. (Bot.) Same as {Persian berry}, under
{Persian}.
{Yellow boy}, a gold coin, as a guinea. [Slang] --Arbuthnot.
{Yellow brier}. (Bot.) See under {Brier}.
{Yellow bugle} (Bot.), a European labiate plant ({Ajuga
Cham[ae]pitys}).
{Yellow bunting} (Zo["o]l.), the European yellow-hammer.
{Yellow cat} (Zo["o]l.), a yellow catfish; especially, the
bashaw.
{Yellow copperas} (Min.), a hydrous sulphate of iron; --
called also {copiapite}.
{Yellow copper ore}, a sulphide of copper and iron; copper
pyrites. See {Chalcopyrite}.
{Yellow cress} (Bot.), a yellow-flowered, cruciferous plant
({Barbarea pr[ae]cox}), sometimes grown as a salad plant.
{Yellow dock}. (Bot.) See the Note under {Dock}.
{Yellow earth}, a yellowish clay, colored by iron, sometimes
used as a yellow pigment.
{Yellow fever} (Med.), a malignant, contagious, febrile
disease of warm climates, attended with jaundice,
producing a yellow color of the skin, and with the black
vomit. See {Black vomit}, in the Vocabulary.
{Yellow flag}, the quarantine flag. See under {Quarantine},
and 3d {Flag}.
{Yellow jack}.
(a) The yellow fever. See under 2d {Jack}.
(b) The quarantine flag. See under {Quarantine}.
{Yellow jacket} (Zo["o]l.), any one of several species of
American social wasps of the genus {Vespa}, in which the
color of the body is partly bright yellow. These wasps are
noted for their irritability, and for their painful
stings.
{Yellow lead ore} (Min.), wulfenite.
{Yellow lemur} (Zo["o]l.), the kinkajou.
{Yellow macauco} (Zo["o]l.), the kinkajou.
{Yellow mackerel} (Zo["o]l.), the jurel.
{Yellow metal}. Same as {Muntz metal}, under {Metal}.
{Yellow ocher} (Min.), an impure, earthy variety of brown
iron ore, which is used as a pigment.
{Yellow oxeye} (Bot.), a yellow-flowered plant
({Chrysanthemum segetum}) closely related to the oxeye
daisy.
{Yellow perch} (Zo["o]l.), the common American perch. See
{Perch}.
{Yellow pike} (Zo["o]l.), the wall-eye.
{Yellow pine} (Bot.), any of several kinds of pine; also,
their yellowish and generally durable timber. Among the
most common are valuable species are {Pinus mitis} and {P.
palustris} of the Eastern and Southern States, and {P.
ponderosa} and {P. Arizonica} of the Rocky Mountains and
Pacific States.
{Yellow plover} (Zo["o]l.), the golden plover.
{Yellow precipitate} (Med. Chem.), an oxide of mercury which
is thrown down as an amorphous yellow powder on adding
corrosive sublimate to limewater.
{Yellow puccoon}. (Bot.) Same as {Orangeroot}.
{Yellow rail} (Zo["o]l.), a small American rail ({Porzana
Noveboracensis}) in which the lower parts are dull yellow,
darkest on the breast. The back is streaked with brownish
yellow and with black, and spotted with white. Called also
{yellow crake}.
{Yellow rattle}, {Yellow rocket}. (Bot.) See under {Rattle},
and {Rocket}.
{Yellow Sally} (Zo["o]l.), a greenish or yellowish European
stone fly of the genus {Chloroperla}; -- so called by
anglers.
{Yellow sculpin} (Zo["o]l.), the dragonet.
{Yellow snake} (Zo["o]l.), a West Indian boa ({Chilobothrus
inornatus}) common in Jamaica. It becomes from eight to
ten long. The body is yellowish or yellowish green, mixed
with black, and anteriorly with black lines.
{Yellow spot}.
(a) (Anat.) A small yellowish spot with a central pit, the
fovea centralis, in the center of the retina where vision
is most accurate. See {Eye}.
(b) (Zo["o]l.) A small American butterfly ({Polites Peckius})
of the Skipper family. Its wings are brownish, with a
large, irregular, bright yellow spot on each of the hind
wings, most conspicuous beneath. Called also {Peck's
skipper}. See Illust. under {Skipper}, n., 5.
{Yellow tit} (Zo["o]l.), any one of several species of
crested titmice of the genus {Machlolophus}, native of
India. The predominating colors of the plumage are yellow
and green.
{Yellow viper} (Zo["o]l.), the fer-de-lance.
{Yellow warbler} (Zo["o]l.), any one of several species of
American warblers of the genus {Dendroica} in which the
predominant color is yellow, especially {D. [ae]stiva},
which is a very abundant and familiar species; -- called
also {garden warbler}, {golden warbler}, {summer
yellowbird}, {summer warbler}, and {yellow-poll warbler}.
{Yellow wash} (Pharm.), yellow oxide of mercury suspended in
water, -- a mixture prepared by adding corrosive sublimate
to limewater.
{Yellow wren} (Zo["o]l.)
(a) The European willow warbler.
(b) The European wood warbler.
{Cadmium yellow}, {Chrome yellow}, {Indigo yellow}, {King's
yellow}, etc. See under {Cadmium}, {Chrome}, etc.
{Naples yellow}, a yellow amorphous pigment, used in oil,
porcelain, and enamel painting, consisting of a basic lead
metantimonate, obtained by fusing together tartar emetic
lead nitrate, and common salt.
{Patent yellow} (Old Chem.), a yellow pigment consisting
essentially of a lead oxychloride; -- called also
{Turner's yellow}.
2. Sensational; -- said of some newspapers, their makers,
etc.; as, yellow journal, journalism, etc. [Colloq.]
2. The strong wood or timber of the oak.
Note: Among the true oaks in America are:
{Black oak}, {Q. tinctoria}; -- called also {yellow} or
{quercitron oak}.
{Bur oak} (see under {Bur}.), {Q. macrocarpa}; -- called also
{over-cup} or {mossy-cup oak}.
{Chestnut oak}, {Q. Prinus} and {Q. densiflora}.
{Chinquapin oak} (see under {Chinquapin}), {Q. prinoides}.
{Coast live oak}, {Q. agrifolia}, of California; -- also
called {enceno}.
{Live oak} (see under {Live}), {Q. virens}, the best of all
for shipbuilding; also, {Q. Chrysolepis}, of California.
{Pin oak}. Same as {Swamp oak}.
{Post oak}, {Q. obtusifolia}.
{Scrub oak}, {Q. ilicifolia}, {Q. undulata}, etc.
{Shingle oak}, {Q. imbricaria}.
{Swamp white oak}, {Q. bicolor}.
{Water white oak}, {Q. lyrata}.
{Willow oak}, {Q. Phellos}. Among the true oaks in Europe
are:
{Turkey oak}, {Q. Cerris} (see {Cerris}).
{English white oak}, {Q. Robur}.
{Nutgall oak}, {Q. infectoria}.
Note: Among plants called oak, but not of the genus
{Quercus}, are:
{African oak}, a valuable timber tree ({Oldfieldia
Africana}).
{Australian, or She}, {oak}, any tree of the genus
{Casuarina} (see {Casuarina}).
{Indian oak}, the teak tree (see {Teak}).
{Jerusalem oak}. See under {Jerusalem}.
{New Zealand oak}, a sapindaceous tree ({Alectryon
excelsum}).
{Poison oak}, the poison ivy. See under {Poison}.
Note: The term was originally applied to the mineral pyrite,
or iron pyrites, in allusion to its giving sparks when
struck with steel.
{Arsenical pyrites}, arsenopyrite.
{Auriferous pyrites}. See under {Auriferous}.
{Capillary pyrites}, millerite.
{Common pyrites}, isometric iron disulphide; pyrite.
{Magnetic pyrites}, pyrrhotite.
{White iron pyrites}, orthorhombic iron disulphide;
marcasite. This includes cockscomb pyrites (a variety of
marcasite, named in allusion to its form), spear pyrites,
etc.
{Yellow}, or {Copper}, {pyrites}, the sulphide of copper and
iron; chalcopyrite.