July breathes hot, sallows the crispy fields.
Lowell.
Sal"low*ish, a. Somewhat sallow. Dickens.
Sal"low*ness (?), n. The quality or condition of being sallow. Addison.
Sal"ly (sl"l), v. i. [imp. & p. p. Sallied (-ld); p. pr. & vb. n.
Sallying.] [F. saillir, fr. L. salire to leap, spring, akin to Gr.
"a`llesqai; cf. Skr. s to go, to flow. Cf. Salient, Assail, Assault,
Exult, Insult, Saltation, Saltire.] To leap or rush out; to burst
forth; to issue suddenly; as a body of troops from a fortified place to
attack besiegers; to make a sally.
They break the truce, and sally out by night.
Dryden.
The foe retires, -- she heads the sallying host.
Byron.
Sal"ly, n.; pl. Sallies (#). [F. saillie, fr. saillir. See Sally, v.]
1. A leaping forth; a darting; a spring.
2. A rushing or bursting forth; a quick issue; a sudden eruption;
specifically, an issuing of troops from a place besieged to attack the
besiegers; a sortie.
Sallies were made by the Spaniards, but they were beaten in with
loss.
Bacon.