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English[edit]
Etymology[edit]
Pronunciation[edit]
- Rhymes: -ɒɹəl
Noun[edit]
sorel (countable and uncountable, plural sorels)
- A young buck (deer) in the third year.
- A yellowish or reddish brown color; sorrel.
- Obsolete form of sorrel (“the plant”).
References[edit]
- “sorel”, in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: G. & C. Merriam, 1913, →OCLC.
Anagrams[edit]
Middle English[edit]
Etymology 1[edit]
From Old French sorel.
Alternative forms[edit]
Pronunciation[edit]
Noun[edit]
sorel
- sorrel (Rumex acetosa)
- wood sorrel (Oxalis acetosella)
- The leaves of either of these plants
Descendants[edit]
- English: sorrel
References[edit]
- “sorel, n.”, in MED Online, Ann Arbor, Mich.: University of Michigan, 2007, retrieved 2018-06-10.
Etymology 2[edit]
From Old French sorel; equivalent to sor (“sorrel”) + -el (diminutive suffix).
Alternative forms[edit]
Pronunciation[edit]
Adjective[edit]
sorel
- (of animals) sorrel (red-brown)
Descendants[edit]
References[edit]
- “sorel, adj.”, in MED Online, Ann Arbor, Mich.: University of Michigan, 2007, retrieved 2018-06-10.
Noun[edit]
sorel
Descendants[edit]
- English: sorel (obsolete)
References[edit]
- “sorel, adj.”, in MED Online, Ann Arbor, Mich.: University of Michigan, 2007, retrieved 2018-06-10.
Old French[edit]
Adjective[edit]
sorel m (oblique and nominative feminine singular sorele)
- sorrel (of a reddish-brown color)
Descendants[edit]
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