The Only Use of
sallow
in
Harry Potter (#1) and the Sorcerer's Stone
- Professor Quirrell, in his absurd turban, was talking to a teacher with greasy black hair, a hooked nose, and sallow skin.
p. 126..3sallow = pale or yellowish (looking unhealthy)
Definition:
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(sallow as in: a sallow complexion) an unhealthy pale of yellowish complexion; or to cause such a complexion