octaroon
- a variant spelling of octoroon
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Examples from the Web for octaroon
Historical Examples
The woman in the photo was undeniably beautiful, but it was the beauty of the octaroon.
Captain Macedoine's DaughterWilliam 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 StoriesGrant Allen