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Yellows \Yel"lows\, n.
1. (Far.) A disease of the bile in horses, cattle, and sheep,
causing yellowness of the eyes; jaundice.
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His horse . . . sped with spavins, rayed with the
yellows. --Shak.
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2. (Bot.) A disease of plants, esp. of peach trees, in which
the leaves turn to a yellowish color; jeterus.
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3. (Zool.) A group of butterflies in which the predominating
color is yellow. It includes the common small yellow
butterflies. Called also {redhorns}, and {sulphurs}. See
{Sulphur}.
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