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tallowy

UK:**UK and possibly other pronunciationsUK and possibly other pronunciations/ˈtæləʊɪ/US:USA pronunciation: respellingUSA pronunciation: respelling(tal′ō ē)


WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2026
tal•low•y  (tal′ō ē),USA pronunciation adj. 
  1. resembling tallow in consistency, color, etc.;
    fatty:a tallowy mass of moistened powder; tallowy skin.
Also, tal′low•like′. 
  • late Middle English talwy. See tallow, -y1 1400–50
tal′low•i•ness, n. 

WordReference Random House Learner's Dictionary of American English © 2026
tal•low /ˈtæloʊ/USA pronunciation   n. [uncountable]
  1. a hard, fatty substance used to make candles and soap.
tal•low•y, adj. 

WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2026
tal•low  (tal′ō),USA pronunciation n. 
  1. the fatty tissue or suet of animals.
  2. the harder fat of sheep, cattle, etc., separated by melting from the fibrous and membranous matter naturally mixed with it, and used to make candles, soap, etc.
  3. any of various similar fatty substances:vegetable tallow.

v.t. 
  1. to smear with tallow.
  • 1300–50; Middle English talow, talgh; cognate with German Talg
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