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Definition
an unhealthy pale of yellowish complexion; or to cause such a complexion
- I prefer light eyes, and as to complexion—do you know—I like a sallow better than any other.Chapter 6 (75% in)
- She had a thin awkward figure, a sallow skin without colour, dark lank hair, and strong features—so much for her person; and not less unpropitious for heroism seemed her mind.Chapter 1 (15% in)
There are no more uses of "sallow" in Northanger Abbey.
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