prison pallor

American  

[priz-uhn pal-er] / ˈprɪz ən ˌpæl ər /

noun

1. extreme paleness, as if one has experienced a lengthy deprivation of natural light due to imprisonment or other indoor confinement.

   These kids need to get off the couch, get outside, and get rid of their prison pallor.

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Etymology

Origin of prison pallor

First recorded in 1885–90

Example Sentences

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prison pallor

His mustache has a villainous smeariness, his skin a trace of prison pallor, his voice a con-mannerly suavity, his big soft eyes the expression of a slightly sneaky sheep.

From Time Magazine Archive

He had a look of health despite the dead whiteness of his face, which Ned now knew was caused by prison pallor.

From The Texan Star The Story of a Great Fight for Liberty by Joseph A. (Joseph Alexander) Altsheler

From that time on he had followed farming, teaming and construction work in all parts of the west, his bronzed appearance above the prison pallor giving evidence of his outdoor life.

From The Everett massacre A history of the class struggle in the lumber industry by Walker C. Smith

It did not take Isaac long to find out that this complexion did not indicate consumption, but was only prison pallor.

From McClure's Magazine, Vol. 6, No. 2, January, 1896 by Various

Nothing much to look at before, the boy was less so now, with the prison pallor on his sunken little face.

From By Advice of Counsel by Arthur Cheney Train