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yellow 1. any of a group of colours that vary in saturation but have the same hue. They lie in the approximate wavelength range 585--575 nanometres. Yellow is the complementary colour of blue and with cyan and magenta forms a set of primary colours 2. yellow cloth or clothing 3. the yolk of an egg 4. a yellow ball in snooker, etc. 5. any of a group of pieridine butterflies the males of which have yellow or yellowish wings, esp the clouded yellows (Colias spp.) and the brimstone 6. having a yellowish skin; Mongoloid yellow color symbolizing cowardice. [Western Culture: Misc.] See : Cowardice yellow color of fecundity, relating to yellow sun and earth. [Eastern Color Symbolism: Binder, 78] See : Fertility yellow color symbolizing jealousy. [Western Folklore: Jobes, 1704] See : Jealousy yellow color marking doors of convicted traitors. [Fr. Legend: Brewer Dictionary, 1171] See : Treachery
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