n. (Chem) A complex derivative of cyanogen, regarded as an acid, and known chiefly in its salts; -- called also
a. See Cyamellone. [ 1913 Webster ]
a. [ Cf. F. lamelleux. ] Composed of, or having, lamellae; lamelliform. [ 1913 Webster ]
n. (Chem.) A yellow powder,
n. See Mellone. [ 1913 Webster ]
a.
The tender flush whose mellow stain imbues
Heaven with all freaks of light. Percival. [ 1913 Webster ]
May health return to mellow age. Wordsworth. [ 1913 Webster ]
As merry and mellow an old bachelor as ever followed a hound. W. Irving. [ 1913 Webster ]
v. t.
If the Weather prove frosty to mellow it [ the ground ], they do not plow it again till April. Mortimer. [ 1913 Webster ]
The fervor of early feeling is tempered and mellowed by the ripeness of age. J. C. Shairp. [ 1913 Webster ]
v. i. To become mellow;
adj.
adj. pr. p. of mellow. [ WordNet 1.5 ]
n. The act or process of acquiring desirable qualities by being left undisturbed for some time.
adv. In a mellow manner. [ 1913 Webster ]
n. Quality or state of being mellow. [ 1913 Webster ]
a. Soft; unctuous. Drayton. [ 1913 Webster ]
a. Too mellow; overripe. [ 1913 Webster ]