leucousadj.

/ˈl(j)uːkəs/

Etymology: < Greek λευκός white + -ous suffix.

Having a white skin; light-complexioned, blonde. Said esp. of albinos. Also elliptical.

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the world > life > the body > skin > complexion > whiteness or fairness > [adjective]

whiteOE

fairc1175

whitelya1387

blonde1481

whitelewe1495

fair-faced1553

buttermilk1606

lilied1614

white-skin1634

light-complexioned1770

leucous1842

blondine1867

blonde-complexioned1881

leucodermic1926

blondish1961

1842 J. C. Prichard Nat. Hist. Man 78 To these two varieties we must add a third, the leucous or the albino.

1849–52 Todd's Cycl. Anat. & Physiol. IV. ii. 936/2 The leucous races of man..afford the most numerous examples of the sanguine temperament.

1859 R. F. Burton Lake Regions Central Afr. in Jrnl. Royal Geogr. Soc. 29 85 They [albinos] much resemble Europeans of the leucous complexion.

This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1902; most recently modified version published online June 2022).

单词	leucous
释义	leucousadj. /ˈl(j)uːkəs/ Etymology: < Greek λευκός white + -ous suffix. Having a white skin; light-complexioned, blonde. Said esp. of albinos. Also elliptical. ΘΚΠ the world > life > the body > skin > complexion > whiteness or fairness > [adjective] whiteOE fairc1175 whitelya1387 blonde1481 whitelewe1495 fair-faced1553 buttermilk1606 lilied1614 white-skin1634 light-complexioned1770 leucous1842 blondine1867 blonde-complexioned1881 leucodermic1926 blondish1961 1842 J. C. Prichard Nat. Hist. Man 78 To these two varieties we must add a third, the leucous or the albino. 1849–52 Todd's Cycl. Anat. & Physiol. IV. ii. 936/2 The leucous races of man..afford the most numerous examples of the sanguine temperament. 1859 R. F. Burton Lake Regions Central Afr. in Jrnl. Royal Geogr. Soc. 29 85 They [albinos] much resemble Europeans of the leucous complexion. This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1902; most recently modified version published online June 2022). < adj.1842
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