† croydon-sanguinen.
Obsolete.
‘Supposed to be a kind of sallow colour’ (Nares). (In quot. a1566 it is associated with Croydon (formerly in Surrey, now a part of Greater London), but apparently only as a humorous play upon the name.)
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yelloweOE
sallowOE
adustc1460
sallow-coloured1551
croydon-sanguinea1566
sallow-faced1605
tansy-faced1625
sallow-visaged1853
sallow-looking1892
a1566 R. Edwards Damon & Pithias (1571) sig. Fiv, [To Grim, the collier of Croydon] Byr ladie, you are of a good complexion, A right Croyden sanguine.
1596 J. Harington Anat. Metamorph. Aiax sig. Lvijv A Complexion, enclining to the orientall colour of a Croydon sanguine.
1602 N. Breton Poste with Madde Packet Lett. I. sig. C2 Your Croidon sanguine, is a most pure complexion.
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