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Somewhat yellow; as, amber is of a yellowish color. -- Yel"low*ish*ness, n.

eral species of long-legged sandpipers of the genus Totanus, in which the legs are bright yellow; -- called also stone snipe, tattler, telltale, yellowshanks; and yellowshins. See Tattler, 2.

The quality or state of being yellow; as, the yellowness of an orange.

Any one of several plants with yellow roots. Specifically:

A disease of the bile in horses, cattle, and sheep, causing yellowness of the eyes; jaundice. His horse . . . sped with spavins, rayed with the yellows. Shak.

A kind of pepper grass (Lepidium campestre).

See Yellolegs.

Any one of several species of marine carangoid fishes of the genus Seriola; especially, the large California species (S. dorsalis) which sometimes weighs thirty or forty pounds, and is highly esteemed as a food fish; -- called also cavasina, and white salmon.

of several species of American ground warblers of the genus Geothlypis, esp. the Maryland yellowthroat (G. trichas), which is a very common species.

A kind of grass, perhaps a species of Agrostis.

elated to the mahogany; certain South African species of Podocarpus, trees related to the yew; the East Indian Podocarpus latifolia; and the true satinwood (Chloroxylon Swietenia). All these Old World trees furnish valuable timber.

A European yellow-flowered, gentianaceous (Chlora perfoliata). The whole plant is intensely bitter, and is sometimes used as a tonic, and also in dyeing yellow.

To boast. [Obs.] I keep [care] not of armes for to yelpe. Chaucer.

An animal that yelps, or makes a yelping noise. Specifically: (Zoöl.)

The Florida and West Indian red snapper (Lutianus aya); also, sometimes, one of certain other allied species, as L. caxis.

A yeoman. [Obs.] Chaucer.

account in Japan. Since Japan's adoption of the gold standard, in 1897, the value of the yen has been about 50 cents. The yen is equal to 100 sen.

To throw; to cast. [Prov. Eng.]

A silicate of iron and lime occurring in black prismatic crystals; -- also called ilvaite. [Spelt also jenite.]

A servant; a retainer. [Obs.] A yeman hadde he and servants no mo. Chaucer.