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 Altsheler, Joseph A. (Joseph Alexander)

Sanford Godwin was a tall, ashen-faced man, in the prison pallor of whose face was written the determination of despair, a man in whose blue eyes was a queer, half-insane light of hope.

From The Dream Doctor by Reeve, Arthur B. (Arthur Benjamin)

His face was pale with the prison pallor and a tawny growth covered his chin; but the eyes—they were still the eyes of Rimrock, aggressive, searching and bold.

From Rimrock Jones by Coolidge, Dane

The man swung sharply around, the prison pallor of his face a pitiful, deathlike colour in the flashlight's rays.

From The Further Adventures of Jimmie Dale by Packard, Frank L. (Frank Lucius)