Of or with reference to the skin or complexion: light in colour, pale, fair.
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释义 | the world > life > the body > skin > complexion > whiteness or fairness > [adjective] (17) whiteOE Of or with reference to the skin or complexion: light in colour, pale, fair. fairc1175 Of hair or complexion: light as opposed to dark in colour. Of a person: having such colouring. See also fair-haired, adj. 2, fair-skinned adj. at… whitelya1387 Whitish; pale; having a light or fair complexion. blonde1481 Properly (of the hair): Of a light golden brown, light auburn; but commonly used in sense of light-coloured, ‘fair’, as opposed to ‘dark’, or… whitelewe1495 Whitish. fair-faced1553 Of a person. (a) Having a beautiful or attractive face; beautiful, good-looking. (b) Having a fair or light-coloured complexion. buttermilk1606 Of a pale yellow colour like that of buttermilk; pale, pallid. lilied1614 Resembling a lily in fairness of complexion. white-skin1634 Of clothing or material: (perhaps) having, resembling, or characterized by, a white skin. Obsolete. light-complexioned1770 having pale or relatively pale skin. leucous1842 Having a white skin; light-complexioned, blonde. Said esp. of albinos. Also elliptical. blondine1867 Diminutive of blonde, adj. blonde-complexioned1881 blonde-complexioned, blonde-locked, adjs. leucodermic1926 (a) pertaining to, or exhibiting leucoderma (Cent. Dict.); (b) (naturally) white-skinned. blondish1961 Somewhat blonde; rather light-coloured. Subcategories:— not flushed in colour (1) — not coloured or tanned by sun (1) |
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