yellow bells
         n 1: viscid herb of arid or desert habitats of southwestern
               United States having pendulous yellow flowers [syn: {yellow
               bells}, {California yellow bells}, {whispering bells},
               {Emmanthe penduliflora}]

English Dictionary: yellow-bellied sapsucker	by the DICT Development Group
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
yellow bile n a humor that was once believed to be secreted by the liver and to cause irritability and anger Synonym(s): yellow bile, choler
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
yellow flag n common yellow-flowered iris of Europe and North Africa, naturalized in United States and often cultivated Synonym(s): yellow iris, yellow flag, yellow water flag, Iris pseudacorus
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
yellow-bellied adj easily frightened [syn: chicken, chickenhearted, lily-livered, white-livered, yellow, yellow- bellied]
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
yellow-bellied sapsucker n eastern North American sapsucker having a pale yellow abdomen Synonym(s): yellow-bellied sapsucker, Sphyrapicus varius
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
yellow-bellied terrapin n freshwater turtle of United States and South America; frequently raised commercially; some young sold as pets Synonym(s): slider, yellow-bellied terrapin, Pseudemys scripta
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
yellow-blindness n a form of dichromacy characterized by lowered sensitivity to yellow light; so rare that its existence has been questioned Synonym(s): tetartanopia, yellow-blindness
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
yellow-blue color blindness n confusion of yellow and blue [syn: {yellow-blue dichromacy}, yellow-blue color blindness]
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
yellow-blue dichromacy n confusion of yellow and blue [syn: {yellow-blue dichromacy}, yellow-blue color blindness]
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
yellowbelly marmot n heavy-bodied yellowish-brown marmot of rocky areas of western North America Synonym(s): yellowbelly marmot, rockchuck, Marmota flaviventris
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Y \Y\ (w[imac]), n.; pl. {Y's} (w[imac]z) or {Ys}.       Something shaped like the letter Y; a forked piece resembling       in form the letter Y. Specifically:       (a) One of the forked holders for supporting the telescope of             a leveling instrument, or the axis of a theodolite; a             wye.       (b) A forked or bifurcated pipe fitting.       (c) (Railroads) A portion of track consisting of two             diverging tracks connected by a cross track.          {Y level} (Surv.), an instrument for measuring differences of             level by means of a telescope resting in Y's.          {Y moth} (Zo[94]l.), a handsome European noctuid moth {Plusia             gamma}) which has a bright, silvery mark, shaped like the             letter Y, on each of the fore wings. Its larva, which is             green with five dorsal white species, feeds on the             cabbage, turnip, bean, etc. Called also {gamma moth}, and             {silver Y}.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Y level \Y" lev`el\ (Surv.)       See under {Y}, n.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Golden \Gold"en\, a. [OE. golden; cf. OE. gulden, AS. gylden,       from gold. See {Gold}, and cf. {Guilder}.]       1. Made of gold; consisting of gold.          2. Having the color of gold; as, the golden grain.          3. Very precious; highly valuable; excellent; eminently             auspicious; as, golden opinions.          {Golden age}.             (a) The fabulous age of primeval simplicity and purity of                   manners in rural employments, followed by the silver,                   bronze, and iron ages. --Dryden.             (b) (Roman Literature) The best part (B. C. 81 -- A. D.                   14) of the classical period of Latinity; the time when                   Cicero, C[91]sar, Virgil, etc., wrote. Hence:             (c) That period in the history of a literature, etc., when                   it flourishes in its greatest purity or attains its                   greatest glory; as, the Elizabethan age has been                   considered the golden age of English literature.          {Golden balls}, three gilt balls used as a sign of a             pawnbroker's office or shop; -- originally taken from the             coat of arms of Lombardy, the first money lenders in             London having been Lombards.          {Golden bull}. See under {Bull}, an edict.          {Golden chain} (Bot.), the shrub {Cytisus Laburnum}, so named             from its long clusters of yellow blossoms.          {Golden club} (Bot.), an aquatic plant ({Orontium             aquaticum}), bearing a thick spike of minute yellow             flowers.          {Golden cup} (Bot.), the buttercup.          {Golden eagle} (Zo[94]l.), a large and powerful eagle             ({Aquila Chrysa[89]tos}) inhabiting Europe, Asia, and             North America. It is so called from the brownish yellow             tips of the feathers on the head and neck. A dark variety             is called the {royal eagle}; the young in the second year             is the {ring-tailed eagle}.          {Golden fleece}.             (a) (Mythol.) The fleece of gold fabled to have been taken                   from the ram that bore Phryxus through the air to                   Colchis, and in quest of which Jason undertook the                   Argonautic expedition.             (b) (Her.) An order of knighthood instituted in 1429 by                   Philip the Good, Duke of Burgundy; -- called also                   {Toison d'Or}.          {Golden grease}, a bribe; a fee. [Slang]          {Golden hair} (Bot.), a South African shrubby composite plant             with golden yellow flowers, the {Chrysocoma Coma-aurea}.                      {Golden Horde} (Hist.), a tribe of Mongolian Tartars who             overran and settled in Southern Russia early in the 18th             century.          {Golden Legend}, a hagiology (the [bd]Aurea Legenda[b8])             written by James de Voragine, Archbishop of Genoa, in the             13th century, translated and printed by Caxton in 1483,             and partially paraphrased by Longfellow in a poem thus             entitled.          {Golden marcasite} tin. [Obs.]          {Golden mean}, the way of wisdom and safety between extremes;             sufficiency without excess; moderation.                         Angels guard him in the golden mean.   --Pope.          {Golden mole} (Zo[94]l), one of several South African             Insectivora of the family {Chrysochlorid[91]}, resembling             moles in form and habits. The fur is tinted with green,             purple, and gold.          {Golden number} (Chronol.), a number showing the year of the             lunar or Metonic cycle. It is reckoned from 1 to 19, and             is so called from having formerly been written in the             calendar in gold.          {Golden oriole}. (Zo[94]l.) See {Oriole}.          {Golden pheasant}. See under {Pheasant}.          {Golden pippin}, a kind of apple, of a bright yellow color.                      {Golden plover} (Zo[94]l.), one of several species of             plovers, of the genus {Charadrius}, esp. the European ({C.             apricarius, [or] pluvialis}; -- called also {yellow,             black-breasted, hill, [and] whistling, plover}. The common             American species ({C. dominicus}) is also called             {frostbird}, and {bullhead}.          {Golden robin}. (Zo[94]l.) See {Baltimore oriole}, in Vocab.                      {Golden rose} (R. C. Ch.), a gold or gilded rose blessed by             the pope on the fourth Sunday in Lent, and sent to some             church or person in recognition of special services             rendered to the Holy See.          {Golden rule}.             (a) The rule of doing as we would have others do to us.                   Cf. --Luke vi. 31.             (b) The rule of proportion, or rule of three.          {Golden samphire} (Bot.), a composite plant ({Inula             crithmoides}), found on the seashore of Europe.          {Golden saxifrage} (Bot.), a low herb with yellow flowers             ({Chrysosplenium oppositifolium}), blossoming in wet             places in early spring.          {Golden seal} (Bot.), a perennial ranunculaceous herb             ({Hydrastis Canadensis}), with a thick knotted rootstock             and large rounded leaves.          {Golden sulphide, [or] sulphuret}, {of antimony} (Chem.), the             pentasulphide of antimony, a golden or orange yellow             powder.          {Golden warbler} (Zo[94]l.), a common American wood warbler             ({Dendroica [91]stiva}); -- called also {blue-eyed yellow             warbler}, {garden warbler}, and {summer yellow bird}.          {Golden wasp} (Zo[94]l.), a bright-colored hymenopterous             insect, of the family {Chrysidid[91]}. The colors are             golden, blue, and green.          {Golden wedding}. See under {Wedding}.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Yellow \Yel"low\, a. [Compar. {Yellower}; superl. {Yellowest}.]       [OE. yelow, yelwe, [f4]elow, [f4]eoluw, from AS. geolu; akin       to D. geel, OS. & OHG. gelo, G. gelb, Icel. gulr, Sw. gul,       Dan. guul, L. helvus light bay, Gr. [?] young verdure, [?]       greenish yellow, Skr. hari tawny, yellowish. [?][?][?]. Cf.       {Chlorine}, {Gall} a bitter liquid, {Gold}, {Yolk}.]       Being of a bright saffronlike color; of the color of gold or       brass; having the hue of that part of the rainbow, or of the       solar spectrum, which is between the orange and the green.                   Her yellow hair was browded [braided] in a tress.                                                                               --Chaucer.                   A sweaty reaper from his tillage brought First fruits,                the green ear and the yellow sheaf.         --Milton.                   The line of yellow light dies fast away. --Keble.          {Yellow atrophy} (Med.), a fatal affection of the liver, in             which it undergoes fatty degeneration, and becomes rapidly             smaller and of a deep yellow tinge. The marked symptoms             are black vomit, delirium, convulsions, coma, and             jaundice.          {Yellow bark}, calisaya bark.          {Yellow bass} (Zo[94]l.), a North American fresh-water bass             ({Morone interrupta}) native of the lower parts of the             Mississippi and its tributaries. It is yellow, with             several more or less broken black stripes or bars. Called             also {barfish}.          {Yellow berry}. (Bot.) Same as {Persian berry}, under             {Persian}.          {Yellow boy}, a gold coin, as a guinea. [Slang] --Arbuthnot.          {Yellow brier}. (Bot.) See under {Brier}.          {Yellow bugle} (Bot.), a European labiate plant ({Ajuga             Cham[91]pitys}).          {Yellow bunting} (Zo[94]l.), the European yellow-hammer.          {Yellow cat} (Zo[94]l.), a yellow catfish; especially, the             bashaw.          {Yellow copperas} (Min.), a hydrous sulphate of iron; --             called also {copiapite}.          {Yellow copper ore}, a sulphide of copper and iron; copper             pyrites. See {Chalcopyrite}.          {Yellow cress} (Bot.), a yellow-flowered, cruciferous plant             ({Barbarea pr[91]cox}), sometimes grown as a salad plant.                      {Yellow dock}. (Bot.) See the Note under {Dock}.          {Yellow earth}, a yellowish clay, colored by iron, sometimes             used as a yellow pigment.          {Yellow fever} (Med.), a malignant, contagious, febrile             disease of warm climates, attended with jaundice,             producing a yellow color of the skin, and with the black             vomit. See {Black vomit}, in the Vocabulary.          {Yellow flag}, the quarantine flag. See under {Quarantine},             and 3d {Flag}.          {Yellow jack}.       (a) The yellow fever. See under 2d {Jack}.       (b) The quarantine flag. See under {Quarantine}.          {Yellow jacket} (Zo[94]l.), any one of several species of             American social wasps of the genus {Vespa}, in which the             color of the body is partly bright yellow. These wasps are             noted for their irritability, and for their painful             stings.          {Yellow lead ore} (Min.), wulfenite.          {Yellow lemur} (Zo[94]l.), the kinkajou.          {Yellow macauco} (Zo[94]l.), the kinkajou.          {Yellow mackerel} (Zo[94]l.), the jurel.          {Yellow metal}. Same as {Muntz metal}, under {Metal}.          {Yellow ocher} (Min.), an impure, earthy variety of brown             iron ore, which is used as a pigment.          {Yellow oxeye} (Bot.), a yellow-flowered plant             ({Chrysanthemum segetum}) closely related to the oxeye             daisy.          {Yellow perch} (Zo[94]l.), the common American perch. See             {Perch}.          {Yellow pike} (Zo[94]l.), the wall-eye.          {Yellow pine} (Bot.), any of several kinds of pine; also,             their yellowish and generally durable timber. Among the             most common are valuable species are {Pinus mitis} and {P.             palustris} of the Eastern and Southern States, and {P.             ponderosa} and {P. Arizonica} of the Rocky Mountains and             Pacific States.          {Yellow plover} (Zo[94]l.), the golden plover.          {Yellow precipitate} (Med. Chem.), an oxide of mercury which             is thrown down as an amorphous yellow powder on adding             corrosive sublimate to limewater.          {Yellow puccoon}. (Bot.) Same as {Orangeroot}.          {Yellow rail} (Zo[94]l.), a small American rail ({Porzana             Noveboracensis}) in which the lower parts are dull yellow,             darkest on the breast. The back is streaked with brownish             yellow and with black, and spotted with white. Called also             {yellow crake}.          {Yellow rattle}, {Yellow rocket}. (Bot.) See under {Rattle},             and {Rocket}.          {Yellow Sally} (Zo[94]l.), a greenish or yellowish European             stone fly of the genus {Chloroperla}; -- so called by             anglers.          {Yellow sculpin} (Zo[94]l.), the dragonet.          {Yellow snake} (Zo[94]l.), a West Indian boa ({Chilobothrus             inornatus}) common in Jamaica. It becomes from eight to             ten long. The body is yellowish or yellowish green, mixed             with black, and anteriorly with black lines.          {Yellow spot}.       (a) (Anat.) A small yellowish spot with a central pit, the             fovea centralis, in the center of the retina where vision             is most accurate. See {Eye}.       (b) (Zo[94]l.) A small American butterfly ({Polites Peckius})             of the Skipper family. Its wings are brownish, with a             large, irregular, bright yellow spot on each of the hind             wings, most conspicuous beneath. Called also {Peck's             skipper}. See Illust. under {Skipper}, n., 5.          {Yellow tit} (Zo[94]l.), any one of several species of             crested titmice of the genus {Machlolophus}, native of             India. The predominating colors of the plumage are yellow             and green.          {Yellow viper} (Zo[94]l.), the fer-de-lance.          {Yellow warbler} (Zo[94]l.), any one of several species of             American warblers of the genus {Dendroica} in which the             predominant color is yellow, especially {D. [91]stiva},             which is a very abundant and familiar species; -- called             also {garden warbler}, {golden warbler}, {summer             yellowbird}, {summer warbler}, and {yellow-poll warbler}.                      {Yellow wash} (Pharm.), yellow oxide of mercury suspended in             water, -- a mixture prepared by adding corrosive sublimate             to limewater.          {Yellow wren} (Zo[94]l.)       (a) The European willow warbler.       (b) The European wood warbler.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Quarantine \Quar"an*tine\, n. [F. quarantaine, OF. quaranteine,       fr. F. quarante forty, L. quadraginta, akin to quattuor four,       and E. four: cf. It. quarantina, quarentine. See {Four}, and       cf. {Quadragesima}.]       1. A space of forty days; -- used of Lent.          2. Specifically, the term, originally of forty days, during             which a ship arriving in port, and suspected of being             infected a malignant contagious disease, is obliged to             forbear all intercourse with the shore; hence, such             restraint or inhibition of intercourse; also, the place             where infected or prohibited vessels are stationed.          Note: Quarantine is now applied also to any forced stoppage                of travel or communication on account of malignant                contagious disease, on land as well as by sea.          3. (Eng. Law) The period of forty days during which the widow             had the privilege of remaining in the mansion house of             which her husband died seized.          {Quarantine flag}, a yellow flag hoisted at the fore of a             vessel or hung from a building, to give warning of an             infectious disease; -- called also the {yellow jack}, and             {yellow flag}.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Flag \Flag\, n. [Cf. LG. & G. flagge, Sw. flagg, Dan. flag, D.       vlag. See {Flag} to hang loose.]       1. That which flags or hangs down loosely.          2. A cloth usually bearing a device or devices and used to             indicate nationality, party, etc., or to give or ask             information; -- commonly attached to a staff to be waved             by the wind; a standard; a banner; an ensign; the colors;             as, the national flag; a military or a naval flag.          3. (Zo[94]l.)             (a) A group of feathers on the lower part of the legs of                   certain hawks, owls, etc.             (b) A group of elongated wing feathers in certain hawks.             (c) The bushy tail of a dog, as of a setter.          {Black flag}. See under {Black}.          {Flag captain}, {Flag leutenant}, etc., special officers             attached to the flagship, as aids to the flag officer.          {Flag officer}, the commander of a fleet or squadron; an             admiral, or commodore.          {Flag of truse}, a white flag carried or displayed to an             enemy, as an invitation to conference, or for the purpose             of making some communication not hostile.          {Flag share}, the flag officer's share of prize money.          {Flag station} (Railroad), a station at which trains do not             stop unless signaled to do so, by a flag hung out or             waved.          {National flag}, a flag of a particular country, on which             some national emblem or device, is emblazoned.          {Red flag}, a flag of a red color, displayed as a signal of             danger or token of defiance; the emblem of anarchists.          {To dip, the flag}, to mlower it and quickly restore it to             its place; -- done as a mark of respect.          {To hang out the white flag}, to ask truce or quarter, or, in             some cases, to manifest a friendly design by exhibiting a             white flag.          {To hang the flag} {half-mast high [or] half-staff}, to raise             it only half way to the mast or staff, as a token or sign             of mourning.          {To} {strike, [or] lower}, {the flag}, to haul it down, in             token of respect, submission, or, in an engagement, of             surrender.          {Yellow flag}, the quarantine flag of all nations; also             carried at a vessel's fore, to denote that an infectious             disease is on board.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Yellow \Yel"low\, a. [Compar. {Yellower}; superl. {Yellowest}.]       [OE. yelow, yelwe, [f4]elow, [f4]eoluw, from AS. geolu; akin       to D. geel, OS. & OHG. gelo, G. gelb, Icel. gulr, Sw. gul,       Dan. guul, L. helvus light bay, Gr. [?] young verdure, [?]       greenish yellow, Skr. hari tawny, yellowish. [?][?][?]. Cf.       {Chlorine}, {Gall} a bitter liquid, {Gold}, {Yolk}.]       Being of a bright saffronlike color; of the color of gold or       brass; having the hue of that part of the rainbow, or of the       solar spectrum, which is between the orange and the green.                   Her yellow hair was browded [braided] in a tress.                                                                               --Chaucer.                   A sweaty reaper from his tillage brought First fruits,                the green ear and the yellow sheaf.         --Milton.                   The line of yellow light dies fast away. --Keble.          {Yellow atrophy} (Med.), a fatal affection of the liver, in             which it undergoes fatty degeneration, and becomes rapidly             smaller and of a deep yellow tinge. The marked symptoms             are black vomit, delirium, convulsions, coma, and             jaundice.          {Yellow bark}, calisaya bark.          {Yellow bass} (Zo[94]l.), a North American fresh-water bass             ({Morone interrupta}) native of the lower parts of the             Mississippi and its tributaries. It is yellow, with             several more or less broken black stripes or bars. Called             also {barfish}.          {Yellow berry}. (Bot.) Same as {Persian berry}, under             {Persian}.          {Yellow boy}, a gold coin, as a guinea. [Slang] --Arbuthnot.          {Yellow brier}. (Bot.) See under {Brier}.          {Yellow bugle} (Bot.), a European labiate plant ({Ajuga             Cham[91]pitys}).          {Yellow bunting} (Zo[94]l.), the European yellow-hammer.          {Yellow cat} (Zo[94]l.), a yellow catfish; especially, the             bashaw.          {Yellow copperas} (Min.), a hydrous sulphate of iron; --             called also {copiapite}.          {Yellow copper ore}, a sulphide of copper and iron; copper             pyrites. See {Chalcopyrite}.          {Yellow cress} (Bot.), a yellow-flowered, cruciferous plant             ({Barbarea pr[91]cox}), sometimes grown as a salad plant.                      {Yellow dock}. (Bot.) See the Note under {Dock}.          {Yellow earth}, a yellowish clay, colored by iron, sometimes             used as a yellow pigment.          {Yellow fever} (Med.), a malignant, contagious, febrile             disease of warm climates, attended with jaundice,             producing a yellow color of the skin, and with the black             vomit. See {Black vomit}, in the Vocabulary.          {Yellow flag}, the quarantine flag. See under {Quarantine},             and 3d {Flag}.          {Yellow jack}.       (a) The yellow fever. See under 2d {Jack}.       (b) The quarantine flag. See under {Quarantine}.          {Yellow jacket} (Zo[94]l.), any one of several species of             American social wasps of the genus {Vespa}, in which the             color of the body is partly bright yellow. These wasps are             noted for their irritability, and for their painful             stings.          {Yellow lead ore} (Min.), wulfenite.          {Yellow lemur} (Zo[94]l.), the kinkajou.          {Yellow macauco} (Zo[94]l.), the kinkajou.          {Yellow mackerel} (Zo[94]l.), the jurel.          {Yellow metal}. Same as {Muntz metal}, under {Metal}.          {Yellow ocher} (Min.), an impure, earthy variety of brown             iron ore, which is used as a pigment.          {Yellow oxeye} (Bot.), a yellow-flowered plant             ({Chrysanthemum segetum}) closely related to the oxeye             daisy.          {Yellow perch} (Zo[94]l.), the common American perch. See             {Perch}.          {Yellow pike} (Zo[94]l.), the wall-eye.          {Yellow pine} (Bot.), any of several kinds of pine; also,             their yellowish and generally durable timber. Among the             most common are valuable species are {Pinus mitis} and {P.             palustris} of the Eastern and Southern States, and {P.             ponderosa} and {P. Arizonica} of the Rocky Mountains and             Pacific States.          {Yellow plover} (Zo[94]l.), the golden plover.          {Yellow precipitate} (Med. Chem.), an oxide of mercury which             is thrown down as an amorphous yellow powder on adding             corrosive sublimate to limewater.          {Yellow puccoon}. (Bot.) Same as {Orangeroot}.          {Yellow rail} (Zo[94]l.), a small American rail ({Porzana             Noveboracensis}) in which the lower parts are dull yellow,             darkest on the breast. The back is streaked with brownish             yellow and with black, and spotted with white. Called also             {yellow crake}.          {Yellow rattle}, {Yellow rocket}. (Bot.) See under {Rattle},             and {Rocket}.          {Yellow Sally} (Zo[94]l.), a greenish or yellowish European             stone fly of the genus {Chloroperla}; -- so called by             anglers.          {Yellow sculpin} (Zo[94]l.), the dragonet.          {Yellow snake} (Zo[94]l.), a West Indian boa ({Chilobothrus             inornatus}) common in Jamaica. It becomes from eight to             ten long. The body is yellowish or yellowish green, mixed             with black, and anteriorly with black lines.          {Yellow spot}.       (a) (Anat.) A small yellowish spot with a central pit, the             fovea centralis, in the center of the retina where vision             is most accurate. See {Eye}.       (b) (Zo[94]l.) A small American butterfly ({Polites Peckius})             of the Skipper family. Its wings are brownish, with a             large, irregular, bright yellow spot on each of the hind             wings, most conspicuous beneath. Called also {Peck's             skipper}. See Illust. under {Skipper}, n., 5.          {Yellow tit} (Zo[94]l.), any one of several species of             crested titmice of the genus {Machlolophus}, native of             India. The predominating colors of the plumage are yellow             and green.          {Yellow viper} (Zo[94]l.), the fer-de-lance.          {Yellow warbler} (Zo[94]l.), any one of several species of             American warblers of the genus {Dendroica} in which the             predominant color is yellow, especially {D. [91]stiva},             which is a very abundant and familiar species; -- called             also {garden warbler}, {golden warbler}, {summer             yellowbird}, {summer warbler}, and {yellow-poll warbler}.                      {Yellow wash} (Pharm.), yellow oxide of mercury suspended in             water, -- a mixture prepared by adding corrosive sublimate             to limewater.          {Yellow wren} (Zo[94]l.)       (a) The European willow warbler.       (b) The European wood warbler.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Quarantine \Quar"an*tine\, n. [F. quarantaine, OF. quaranteine,       fr. F. quarante forty, L. quadraginta, akin to quattuor four,       and E. four: cf. It. quarantina, quarentine. See {Four}, and       cf. {Quadragesima}.]       1. A space of forty days; -- used of Lent.          2. Specifically, the term, originally of forty days, during             which a ship arriving in port, and suspected of being             infected a malignant contagious disease, is obliged to             forbear all intercourse with the shore; hence, such             restraint or inhibition of intercourse; also, the place             where infected or prohibited vessels are stationed.          Note: Quarantine is now applied also to any forced stoppage                of travel or communication on account of malignant                contagious disease, on land as well as by sea.          3. (Eng. Law) The period of forty days during which the widow             had the privilege of remaining in the mansion house of             which her husband died seized.          {Quarantine flag}, a yellow flag hoisted at the fore of a             vessel or hung from a building, to give warning of an             infectious disease; -- called also the {yellow jack}, and             {yellow flag}.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Flag \Flag\, n. [Cf. LG. & G. flagge, Sw. flagg, Dan. flag, D.       vlag. See {Flag} to hang loose.]       1. That which flags or hangs down loosely.          2. A cloth usually bearing a device or devices and used to             indicate nationality, party, etc., or to give or ask             information; -- commonly attached to a staff to be waved             by the wind; a standard; a banner; an ensign; the colors;             as, the national flag; a military or a naval flag.          3. (Zo[94]l.)             (a) A group of feathers on the lower part of the legs of                   certain hawks, owls, etc.             (b) A group of elongated wing feathers in certain hawks.             (c) The bushy tail of a dog, as of a setter.          {Black flag}. See under {Black}.          {Flag captain}, {Flag leutenant}, etc., special officers             attached to the flagship, as aids to the flag officer.          {Flag officer}, the commander of a fleet or squadron; an             admiral, or commodore.          {Flag of truse}, a white flag carried or displayed to an             enemy, as an invitation to conference, or for the purpose             of making some communication not hostile.          {Flag share}, the flag officer's share of prize money.          {Flag station} (Railroad), a station at which trains do not             stop unless signaled to do so, by a flag hung out or             waved.          {National flag}, a flag of a particular country, on which             some national emblem or device, is emblazoned.          {Red flag}, a flag of a red color, displayed as a signal of             danger or token of defiance; the emblem of anarchists.          {To dip, the flag}, to mlower it and quickly restore it to             its place; -- done as a mark of respect.          {To hang out the white flag}, to ask truce or quarter, or, in             some cases, to manifest a friendly design by exhibiting a             white flag.          {To hang the flag} {half-mast high [or] half-staff}, to raise             it only half way to the mast or staff, as a token or sign             of mourning.          {To} {strike, [or] lower}, {the flag}, to haul it down, in             token of respect, submission, or, in an engagement, of             surrender.          {Yellow flag}, the quarantine flag of all nations; also             carried at a vessel's fore, to denote that an infectious             disease is on board.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Yellow \Yel"low\, a. [Compar. {Yellower}; superl. {Yellowest}.]       [OE. yelow, yelwe, [f4]elow, [f4]eoluw, from AS. geolu; akin       to D. geel, OS. & OHG. gelo, G. gelb, Icel. gulr, Sw. gul,       Dan. guul, L. helvus light bay, Gr. [?] young verdure, [?]       greenish yellow, Skr. hari tawny, yellowish. [?][?][?]. Cf.       {Chlorine}, {Gall} a bitter liquid, {Gold}, {Yolk}.]       Being of a bright saffronlike color; of the color of gold or       brass; having the hue of that part of the rainbow, or of the       solar spectrum, which is between the orange and the green.                   Her yellow hair was browded [braided] in a tress.                                                                               --Chaucer.                   A sweaty reaper from his tillage brought First fruits,                the green ear and the yellow sheaf.         --Milton.                   The line of yellow light dies fast away. --Keble.          {Yellow atrophy} (Med.), a fatal affection of the liver, in             which it undergoes fatty degeneration, and becomes rapidly             smaller and of a deep yellow tinge. The marked symptoms             are black vomit, delirium, convulsions, coma, and             jaundice.          {Yellow bark}, calisaya bark.          {Yellow bass} (Zo[94]l.), a North American fresh-water bass             ({Morone interrupta}) native of the lower parts of the             Mississippi and its tributaries. It is yellow, with             several more or less broken black stripes or bars. Called             also {barfish}.          {Yellow berry}. (Bot.) Same as {Persian berry}, under             {Persian}.          {Yellow boy}, a gold coin, as a guinea. [Slang] --Arbuthnot.          {Yellow brier}. (Bot.) See under {Brier}.          {Yellow bugle} (Bot.), a European labiate plant ({Ajuga             Cham[91]pitys}).          {Yellow bunting} (Zo[94]l.), the European yellow-hammer.          {Yellow cat} (Zo[94]l.), a yellow catfish; especially, the             bashaw.          {Yellow copperas} (Min.), a hydrous sulphate of iron; --             called also {copiapite}.          {Yellow copper ore}, a sulphide of copper and iron; copper             pyrites. See {Chalcopyrite}.          {Yellow cress} (Bot.), a yellow-flowered, cruciferous plant             ({Barbarea pr[91]cox}), sometimes grown as a salad plant.                      {Yellow dock}. (Bot.) See the Note under {Dock}.          {Yellow earth}, a yellowish clay, colored by iron, sometimes             used as a yellow pigment.          {Yellow fever} (Med.), a malignant, contagious, febrile             disease of warm climates, attended with jaundice,             producing a yellow color of the skin, and with the black             vomit. See {Black vomit}, in the Vocabulary.          {Yellow flag}, the quarantine flag. See under {Quarantine},             and 3d {Flag}.          {Yellow jack}.       (a) The yellow fever. See under 2d {Jack}.       (b) The quarantine flag. See under {Quarantine}.          {Yellow jacket} (Zo[94]l.), any one of several species of             American social wasps of the genus {Vespa}, in which the             color of the body is partly bright yellow. These wasps are             noted for their irritability, and for their painful             stings.          {Yellow lead ore} (Min.), wulfenite.          {Yellow lemur} (Zo[94]l.), the kinkajou.          {Yellow macauco} (Zo[94]l.), the kinkajou.          {Yellow mackerel} (Zo[94]l.), the jurel.          {Yellow metal}. Same as {Muntz metal}, under {Metal}.          {Yellow ocher} (Min.), an impure, earthy variety of brown             iron ore, which is used as a pigment.          {Yellow oxeye} (Bot.), a yellow-flowered plant             ({Chrysanthemum segetum}) closely related to the oxeye             daisy.          {Yellow perch} (Zo[94]l.), the common American perch. See             {Perch}.          {Yellow pike} (Zo[94]l.), the wall-eye.          {Yellow pine} (Bot.), any of several kinds of pine; also,             their yellowish and generally durable timber. Among the             most common are valuable species are {Pinus mitis} and {P.             palustris} of the Eastern and Southern States, and {P.             ponderosa} and {P. Arizonica} of the Rocky Mountains and             Pacific States.          {Yellow plover} (Zo[94]l.), the golden plover.          {Yellow precipitate} (Med. Chem.), an oxide of mercury which             is thrown down as an amorphous yellow powder on adding             corrosive sublimate to limewater.          {Yellow puccoon}. (Bot.) Same as {Orangeroot}.          {Yellow rail} (Zo[94]l.), a small American rail ({Porzana             Noveboracensis}) in which the lower parts are dull yellow,             darkest on the breast. The back is streaked with brownish             yellow and with black, and spotted with white. Called also             {yellow crake}.          {Yellow rattle}, {Yellow rocket}. (Bot.) See under {Rattle},             and {Rocket}.          {Yellow Sally} (Zo[94]l.), a greenish or yellowish European             stone fly of the genus {Chloroperla}; -- so called by             anglers.          {Yellow sculpin} (Zo[94]l.), the dragonet.          {Yellow snake} (Zo[94]l.), a West Indian boa ({Chilobothrus             inornatus}) common in Jamaica. It becomes from eight to             ten long. The body is yellowish or yellowish green, mixed             with black, and anteriorly with black lines.          {Yellow spot}.       (a) (Anat.) A small yellowish spot with a central pit, the             fovea centralis, in the center of the retina where vision             is most accurate. See {Eye}.       (b) (Zo[94]l.) A small American butterfly ({Polites Peckius})             of the Skipper family. Its wings are brownish, with a             large, irregular, bright yellow spot on each of the hind             wings, most conspicuous beneath. Called also {Peck's             skipper}. See Illust. under {Skipper}, n., 5.          {Yellow tit} (Zo[94]l.), any one of several species of             crested titmice of the genus {Machlolophus}, native of             India. The predominating colors of the plumage are yellow             and green.          {Yellow viper} (Zo[94]l.), the fer-de-lance.          {Yellow warbler} (Zo[94]l.), any one of several species of             American warblers of the genus {Dendroica} in which the             predominant color is yellow, especially {D. [91]stiva},             which is a very abundant and familiar species; -- called             also {garden warbler}, {golden warbler}, {summer             yellowbird}, {summer warbler}, and {yellow-poll warbler}.                      {Yellow wash} (Pharm.), yellow oxide of mercury suspended in             water, -- a mixture prepared by adding corrosive sublimate             to limewater.          {Yellow wren} (Zo[94]l.)       (a) The European willow warbler.       (b) The European wood warbler.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Quarantine \Quar"an*tine\, n. [F. quarantaine, OF. quaranteine,       fr. F. quarante forty, L. quadraginta, akin to quattuor four,       and E. four: cf. It. quarantina, quarentine. See {Four}, and       cf. {Quadragesima}.]       1. A space of forty days; -- used of Lent.          2. Specifically, the term, originally of forty days, during             which a ship arriving in port, and suspected of being             infected a malignant contagious disease, is obliged to             forbear all intercourse with the shore; hence, such             restraint or inhibition of intercourse; also, the place             where infected or prohibited vessels are stationed.          Note: Quarantine is now applied also to any forced stoppage                of travel or communication on account of malignant                contagious disease, on land as well as by sea.          3. (Eng. Law) The period of forty days during which the widow             had the privilege of remaining in the mansion house of             which her husband died seized.          {Quarantine flag}, a yellow flag hoisted at the fore of a             vessel or hung from a building, to give warning of an             infectious disease; -- called also the {yellow jack}, and             {yellow flag}.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Flag \Flag\, n. [Cf. LG. & G. flagge, Sw. flagg, Dan. flag, D.       vlag. See {Flag} to hang loose.]       1. That which flags or hangs down loosely.          2. A cloth usually bearing a device or devices and used to             indicate nationality, party, etc., or to give or ask             information; -- commonly attached to a staff to be waved             by the wind; a standard; a banner; an ensign; the colors;             as, the national flag; a military or a naval flag.          3. (Zo[94]l.)             (a) A group of feathers on the lower part of the legs of                   certain hawks, owls, etc.             (b) A group of elongated wing feathers in certain hawks.             (c) The bushy tail of a dog, as of a setter.          {Black flag}. See under {Black}.          {Flag captain}, {Flag leutenant}, etc., special officers             attached to the flagship, as aids to the flag officer.          {Flag officer}, the commander of a fleet or squadron; an             admiral, or commodore.          {Flag of truse}, a white flag carried or displayed to an             enemy, as an invitation to conference, or for the purpose             of making some communication not hostile.          {Flag share}, the flag officer's share of prize money.          {Flag station} (Railroad), a station at which trains do not             stop unless signaled to do so, by a flag hung out or             waved.          {National flag}, a flag of a particular country, on which             some national emblem or device, is emblazoned.          {Red flag}, a flag of a red color, displayed as a signal of             danger or token of defiance; the emblem of anarchists.          {To dip, the flag}, to mlower it and quickly restore it to             its place; -- done as a mark of respect.          {To hang out the white flag}, to ask truce or quarter, or, in             some cases, to manifest a friendly design by exhibiting a             white flag.          {To hang the flag} {half-mast high [or] half-staff}, to raise             it only half way to the mast or staff, as a token or sign             of mourning.          {To} {strike, [or] lower}, {the flag}, to haul it down, in             token of respect, submission, or, in an engagement, of             surrender.          {Yellow flag}, the quarantine flag of all nations; also             carried at a vessel's fore, to denote that an infectious             disease is on board.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Yellow \Yel"low\, a. [Compar. {Yellower}; superl. {Yellowest}.]       [OE. yelow, yelwe, [f4]elow, [f4]eoluw, from AS. geolu; akin       to D. geel, OS. & OHG. gelo, G. gelb, Icel. gulr, Sw. gul,       Dan. guul, L. helvus light bay, Gr. [?] young verdure, [?]       greenish yellow, Skr. hari tawny, yellowish. [?][?][?]. Cf.       {Chlorine}, {Gall} a bitter liquid, {Gold}, {Yolk}.]       Being of a bright saffronlike color; of the color of gold or       brass; having the hue of that part of the rainbow, or of the       solar spectrum, which is between the orange and the green.                   Her yellow hair was browded [braided] in a tress.                                                                               --Chaucer.                   A sweaty reaper from his tillage brought First fruits,                the green ear and the yellow sheaf.         --Milton.                   The line of yellow light dies fast away. --Keble.          {Yellow atrophy} (Med.), a fatal affection of the liver, in             which it undergoes fatty degeneration, and becomes rapidly             smaller and of a deep yellow tinge. The marked symptoms             are black vomit, delirium, convulsions, coma, and             jaundice.          {Yellow bark}, calisaya bark.          {Yellow bass} (Zo[94]l.), a North American fresh-water bass             ({Morone interrupta}) native of the lower parts of the             Mississippi and its tributaries. It is yellow, with             several more or less broken black stripes or bars. Called             also {barfish}.          {Yellow berry}. (Bot.) Same as {Persian berry}, under             {Persian}.          {Yellow boy}, a gold coin, as a guinea. [Slang] --Arbuthnot.          {Yellow brier}. (Bot.) See under {Brier}.          {Yellow bugle} (Bot.), a European labiate plant ({Ajuga             Cham[91]pitys}).          {Yellow bunting} (Zo[94]l.), the European yellow-hammer.          {Yellow cat} (Zo[94]l.), a yellow catfish; especially, the             bashaw.          {Yellow copperas} (Min.), a hydrous sulphate of iron; --             called also {copiapite}.          {Yellow copper ore}, a sulphide of copper and iron; copper             pyrites. See {Chalcopyrite}.          {Yellow cress} (Bot.), a yellow-flowered, cruciferous plant             ({Barbarea pr[91]cox}), sometimes grown as a salad plant.                      {Yellow dock}. (Bot.) See the Note under {Dock}.          {Yellow earth}, a yellowish clay, colored by iron, sometimes             used as a yellow pigment.          {Yellow fever} (Med.), a malignant, contagious, febrile             disease of warm climates, attended with jaundice,             producing a yellow color of the skin, and with the black             vomit. See {Black vomit}, in the Vocabulary.          {Yellow flag}, the quarantine flag. See under {Quarantine},             and 3d {Flag}.          {Yellow jack}.       (a) The yellow fever. See under 2d {Jack}.       (b) The quarantine flag. See under {Quarantine}.          {Yellow jacket} (Zo[94]l.), any one of several species of             American social wasps of the genus {Vespa}, in which the             color of the body is partly bright yellow. These wasps are             noted for their irritability, and for their painful             stings.          {Yellow lead ore} (Min.), wulfenite.          {Yellow lemur} (Zo[94]l.), the kinkajou.          {Yellow macauco} (Zo[94]l.), the kinkajou.          {Yellow mackerel} (Zo[94]l.), the jurel.          {Yellow metal}. Same as {Muntz metal}, under {Metal}.          {Yellow ocher} (Min.), an impure, earthy variety of brown             iron ore, which is used as a pigment.          {Yellow oxeye} (Bot.), a yellow-flowered plant             ({Chrysanthemum segetum}) closely related to the oxeye             daisy.          {Yellow perch} (Zo[94]l.), the common American perch. See             {Perch}.          {Yellow pike} (Zo[94]l.), the wall-eye.          {Yellow pine} (Bot.), any of several kinds of pine; also,             their yellowish and generally durable timber. Among the             most common are valuable species are {Pinus mitis} and {P.             palustris} of the Eastern and Southern States, and {P.             ponderosa} and {P. Arizonica} of the Rocky Mountains and             Pacific States.          {Yellow plover} (Zo[94]l.), the golden plover.          {Yellow precipitate} (Med. Chem.), an oxide of mercury which             is thrown down as an amorphous yellow powder on adding             corrosive sublimate to limewater.          {Yellow puccoon}. (Bot.) Same as {Orangeroot}.          {Yellow rail} (Zo[94]l.), a small American rail ({Porzana             Noveboracensis}) in which the lower parts are dull yellow,             darkest on the breast. The back is streaked with brownish             yellow and with black, and spotted with white. Called also             {yellow crake}.          {Yellow rattle}, {Yellow rocket}. (Bot.) See under {Rattle},             and {Rocket}.          {Yellow Sally} (Zo[94]l.), a greenish or yellowish European             stone fly of the genus {Chloroperla}; -- so called by             anglers.          {Yellow sculpin} (Zo[94]l.), the dragonet.          {Yellow snake} (Zo[94]l.), a West Indian boa ({Chilobothrus             inornatus}) common in Jamaica. It becomes from eight to             ten long. The body is yellowish or yellowish green, mixed             with black, and anteriorly with black lines.          {Yellow spot}.       (a) (Anat.) A small yellowish spot with a central pit, the             fovea centralis, in the center of the retina where vision             is most accurate. See {Eye}.       (b) (Zo[94]l.) A small American butterfly ({Polites Peckius})             of the Skipper family. Its wings are brownish, with a             large, irregular, bright yellow spot on each of the hind             wings, most conspicuous beneath. Called also {Peck's             skipper}. See Illust. under {Skipper}, n., 5.          {Yellow tit} (Zo[94]l.), any one of several species of             crested titmice of the genus {Machlolophus}, native of             India. The predominating colors of the plumage are yellow             and green.          {Yellow viper} (Zo[94]l.), the fer-de-lance.          {Yellow warbler} (Zo[94]l.), any one of several species of             American warblers of the genus {Dendroica} in which the             predominant color is yellow, especially {D. [91]stiva},             which is a very abundant and familiar species; -- called             also {garden warbler}, {golden warbler}, {summer             yellowbird}, {summer warbler}, and {yellow-poll warbler}.                      {Yellow wash} (Pharm.), yellow oxide of mercury suspended in             water, -- a mixture prepared by adding corrosive sublimate             to limewater.          {Yellow wren} (Zo[94]l.)       (a) The European willow warbler.       (b) The European wood warbler.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Yellowbill \Yel"low*bill`\, n. (Zo[94]l.)       The American scoter.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Yellow \Yel"low\, a. [Compar. {Yellower}; superl. {Yellowest}.]       [OE. yelow, yelwe, [f4]elow, [f4]eoluw, from AS. geolu; akin       to D. geel, OS. & OHG. gelo, G. gelb, Icel. gulr, Sw. gul,       Dan. guul, L. helvus light bay, Gr. [?] young verdure, [?]       greenish yellow, Skr. hari tawny, yellowish. [?][?][?]. Cf.       {Chlorine}, {Gall} a bitter liquid, {Gold}, {Yolk}.]       Being of a bright saffronlike color; of the color of gold or       brass; having the hue of that part of the rainbow, or of the       solar spectrum, which is between the orange and the green.                   Her yellow hair was browded [braided] in a tress.                                                                               --Chaucer.                   A sweaty reaper from his tillage brought First fruits,                the green ear and the yellow sheaf.         --Milton.                   The line of yellow light dies fast away. --Keble.          {Yellow atrophy} (Med.), a fatal affection of the liver, in             which it undergoes fatty degeneration, and becomes rapidly             smaller and of a deep yellow tinge. The marked symptoms             are black vomit, delirium, convulsions, coma, and             jaundice.          {Yellow bark}, calisaya bark.          {Yellow bass} (Zo[94]l.), a North American fresh-water bass             ({Morone interrupta}) native of the lower parts of the             Mississippi and its tributaries. It is yellow, with             several more or less broken black stripes or bars. Called             also {barfish}.          {Yellow berry}. (Bot.) Same as {Persian berry}, under             {Persian}.          {Yellow boy}, a gold coin, as a guinea. [Slang] --Arbuthnot.          {Yellow brier}. (Bot.) See under {Brier}.          {Yellow bugle} (Bot.), a European labiate plant ({Ajuga             Cham[91]pitys}).          {Yellow bunting} (Zo[94]l.), the European yellow-hammer.          {Yellow cat} (Zo[94]l.), a yellow catfish; especially, the             bashaw.          {Yellow copperas} (Min.), a hydrous sulphate of iron; --             called also {copiapite}.          {Yellow copper ore}, a sulphide of copper and iron; copper             pyrites. See {Chalcopyrite}.          {Yellow cress} (Bot.), a yellow-flowered, cruciferous plant             ({Barbarea pr[91]cox}), sometimes grown as a salad plant.                      {Yellow dock}. (Bot.) See the Note under {Dock}.          {Yellow earth}, a yellowish clay, colored by iron, sometimes             used as a yellow pigment.          {Yellow fever} (Med.), a malignant, contagious, febrile             disease of warm climates, attended with jaundice,             producing a yellow color of the skin, and with the black             vomit. See {Black vomit}, in the Vocabulary.          {Yellow flag}, the quarantine flag. See under {Quarantine},             and 3d {Flag}.          {Yellow jack}.       (a) The yellow fever. See under 2d {Jack}.       (b) The quarantine flag. See under {Quarantine}.          {Yellow jacket} (Zo[94]l.), any one of several species of             American social wasps of the genus {Vespa}, in which the             color of the body is partly bright yellow. These wasps are             noted for their irritability, and for their painful             stings.          {Yellow lead ore} (Min.), wulfenite.          {Yellow lemur} (Zo[94]l.), the kinkajou.          {Yellow macauco} (Zo[94]l.), the kinkajou.          {Yellow mackerel} (Zo[94]l.), the jurel.          {Yellow metal}. Same as {Muntz metal}, under {Metal}.          {Yellow ocher} (Min.), an impure, earthy variety of brown             iron ore, which is used as a pigment.          {Yellow oxeye} (Bot.), a yellow-flowered plant             ({Chrysanthemum segetum}) closely related to the oxeye             daisy.          {Yellow perch} (Zo[94]l.), the common American perch. See             {Perch}.          {Yellow pike} (Zo[94]l.), the wall-eye.          {Yellow pine} (Bot.), any of several kinds of pine; also,             their yellowish and generally durable timber. Among the             most common are valuable species are {Pinus mitis} and {P.             palustris} of the Eastern and Southern States, and {P.             ponderosa} and {P. Arizonica} of the Rocky Mountains and             Pacific States.          {Yellow plover} (Zo[94]l.), the golden plover.          {Yellow precipitate} (Med. Chem.), an oxide of mercury which             is thrown down as an amorphous yellow powder on adding             corrosive sublimate to limewater.          {Yellow puccoon}. (Bot.) Same as {Orangeroot}.          {Yellow rail} (Zo[94]l.), a small American rail ({Porzana             Noveboracensis}) in which the lower parts are dull yellow,             darkest on the breast. The back is streaked with brownish             yellow and with black, and spotted with white. Called also             {yellow crake}.          {Yellow rattle}, {Yellow rocket}. (Bot.) See under {Rattle},             and {Rocket}.          {Yellow Sally} (Zo[94]l.), a greenish or yellowish European             stone fly of the genus {Chloroperla}; -- so called by             anglers.          {Yellow sculpin} (Zo[94]l.), the dragonet.          {Yellow snake} (Zo[94]l.), a West Indian boa ({Chilobothrus             inornatus}) common in Jamaica. It becomes from eight to             ten long. The body is yellowish or yellowish green, mixed             with black, and anteriorly with black lines.          {Yellow spot}.       (a) (Anat.) A small yellowish spot with a central pit, the             fovea centralis, in the center of the retina where vision             is most accurate. See {Eye}.       (b) (Zo[94]l.) A small American butterfly ({Polites Peckius})             of the Skipper family. Its wings are brownish, with a             large, irregular, bright yellow spot on each of the hind             wings, most conspicuous beneath. Called also {Peck's             skipper}. See Illust. under {Skipper}, n., 5.          {Yellow tit} (Zo[94]l.), any one of several species of             crested titmice of the genus {Machlolophus}, native of             India. The predominating colors of the plumage are yellow             and green.          {Yellow viper} (Zo[94]l.), the fer-de-lance.          {Yellow warbler} (Zo[94]l.), any one of several species of             American warblers of the genus {Dendroica} in which the             predominant color is yellow, especially {D. [91]stiva},             which is a very abundant and familiar species; -- called             also {garden warbler}, {golden warbler}, {summer             yellowbird}, {summer warbler}, and {yellow-poll warbler}.                      {Yellow wash} (Pharm.), yellow oxide of mercury suspended in             water, -- a mixture prepared by adding corrosive sublimate             to limewater.          {Yellow wren} (Zo[94]l.)       (a) The European willow warbler.       (b) The European wood warbler.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Yule \Yule\, n. [OE. yol, [f4]ol, AS. ge[a2]l; akin to ge[a2]la       December or January, Icel. j[d3]l Yule, Ylir the name of a       winter month, Sw. jul Christmas, Dan. juul, Goth. jiuleis       November or December. Cf. {Jolly}.]       Christmas or Christmastide; the feast of the Nativity of our       Savior.                   And at each pause they kiss; was never seen such rule                In any place but here, at bonfire, or at Yule.                                                                               --Drayton.          {Yule block}, [or] {Yule log}, a large log of wood formerly             put on the hearth of Christmas eve, as the foundation of             the fire. It was brought in with much ceremony.          {Yule clog}, the yule log. --Halliwell. W. Irving.
From U.S. Gazetteer (1990) [gazetteer]:
Yellow Bluff, AL (town, FIPS 83976)       Location: 31.95977 N, 87.48218 W       Population (1990): 245 (79 housing units)       Area: 1.4 sq km (land), 0.0 sq km (water)
From U.S. Gazetteer (1990) [gazetteer]:
Yellville, AR (city, FIPS 77330)       Location: 36.22874 N, 92.68594 W       Population (1990): 1181 (565 housing units)       Area: 6.4 sq km (land), 0.0 sq km (water)       Zip code(s): 72687