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gingery, a.|ˈdʒɪndʒərɪ|
[f. ginger + -y1.]
a. Of the complexion or hair: Ginger-coloured, sandy.
b. Spiced with ginger, hot-spiced; in quots. fig.
a.1852Dickens Bleak Ho. xix, The very learned gentleman who has cooled the natural heat of his gingery complexion in pools and fountains of law. 1879M. E. Braddon Clov. Foot iv. 41 The landlady was a lean-looking widow, with a false front of gingery curls.
b.1894Columbus (Ohio) Disp. 3 Oct., The reply filed this morning is gingery. 1896Daily News 7 Jan. 4/7 The copy sent from the central office is said to be ‘gingery’ and ‘snappy’. |