Both Uses of
sallow
in
Northanger Abbey
- 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.†
Chpt 1
- I prefer light eyes, and as to complexion—do you know—I like a sallow better than any other.†
Chpt 6 *
Definition:
an unhealthy pale of yellowish complexion; or to cause such a complexion