sorel
See also: Sorel
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)