pallescent
Britishadjective
Example Sentences
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The Genius Loci, the tutela of Nightmare Abbey, the spirit of black melancholy, began to set his seal on her pallescent countenance.
From Nightmare Abbey by Peacock, Thomas Love
The path, however, kept to the level ground and emerged presently upon a large square of pallescent grass the farther side of which was bounded by a deserted house.
From Plashers Mead A Novel by MacKenzie, Compton
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