octaroon

/ (ˌɒktəˈruːn) /

noun

a variant spelling of octoroon

Nearby words

octans, octant, octantal, octantis, octarchy, octaroon, octastyle, octateuch, octaval, octavalent, octave

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Examples from the Web for octaroon

The woman in the photo was undeniably beautiful, but it was the beauty of the octaroon.
Captain Macedoine's Daughter|William McFee
It was a letter full of wicked reproaches about our octaroon blood, and it broke his heart with the shock of its heartlessness.
Strange Stories|Grant Allen