sorel

English

Part or all of this entry has been imported from the 1913 edition of Webster’s Dictionary, which is now free of copyright and hence in the public domain. The imported definitions may be significantly out of date, and any more recent senses may be completely missing.
(See the entry for sorel in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, G. & C. Merriam, 1913.)

Etymology

Old French.

Noun

sorel (plural sorels)

  1. A young buck (deer) in the third year.
  2. A yellowish or reddish brown color; sorrel.

References

  • sorel in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, G. & C. Merriam, 1913

Anagrams

Middle English

Etymology 1

From Old French sorel.

Alternative forms

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈsurəl/, /ˈsɔrəl/

Noun

sorel

  1. sorrel (Rumex acetosa)
  2. wood sorrel (Oxalis acetosella)
  3. The leaves of either of these plants
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Etymology 2

From Old French sorel; equivalent to sor (“sorrel”) +‎ -el.

Alternative forms

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈsɔrəl/

Adjective

sorel

  1. sorrel (red-brown; used to describe animals)
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References

Noun

sorel

  1. (rare) A three-year-old male deer.
Descendants
  • English: sorel (obsolete)
References

Old French

Adjective

sorel m (oblique and nominative feminine singular sorele)

  1. sorrel (of a reddy-brown color)

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