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/ˈsɒɹəl/ · noun
Any of various plants with acidic leaves of the genus Rumex, especially.
A little harmless gossip ensued on various themes, such as where old Aunt Sally got her new red head-kerchief, and how "Missis was a going to give Lizzy that spotted muslin gown, when she 'd got her new berage made up;" and how Mas'r Shelby was thinking of buying a new sorrel colt, that was going to prove an addition to the glories of the place.
Use sorrel when its meaning, tone and grammar fit the full sentence. A synonym is not always a direct replacement.
Sorrel means Any of various plants with acidic leaves of the genus Rumex, especially.
Common synonyms include chestnut, chromatic, dock, common sorrel.
The opposite depends on the specific sense.
A little harmless gossip ensued on various themes, such as where old Aunt Sally got her new red head-kerchief, and how "Missis was a going to give Lizzy that spotted muslin gown, when she 'd got her new berage made up;" and how Mas'r Shelby was thinking of buying a new sorrel colt, that was going to prove an addition to the glories of the place.
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