fawn vs sorrel

fawn

noun
  • A pale brown colour tinted with yellow, like that of a fawn. 

  • A servile cringe or bow. 

  • Base flattery. 

  • A young deer. 

verb
  • To seek favour by flattery and obsequious behaviour (with on or upon). 

  • To show devotion or submissiveness by wagging its tail, nuzzling, licking, etc. 

  • To exhibit affection or attempt to please. 

  • To give birth to a fawn. 

adj
  • Of the fawn colour. 

sorrel

noun
  • A brown colour, with a tint of red. 

  • Rumex acetosa (common sorrel, garden sorrel), sometimes used as a salad vegetable. 

  • The roselle, Hibiscus sabdariffa. 

  • Members of genus Oxalis or family Oxalidaceae, woodsorrels. 

  • A drink, consumed especially in the Caribbean around Christmas, made from the flowers of Hibiscus sabdariffa: hibiscus tea. 

adj
  • Of a brown colour, with a tint of red. (especially: a sorrel horse) 

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