tallowy

or tal·low·like

[ tal-oh-ee ]

/ ˈtæl oʊ i /

adjective

resembling tallow in consistency, color, etc.; fatty: a tallowy mass of moistened powder; tallowy skin.

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Origin of tallowy

First recorded in 1400–50, tallowy is from the late Middle English word talwy. See tallow, -y¹

OTHER WORDS FROM tallowy

tal·low·i·ness, noun

Words nearby tallowy

tallith katan, tallmadge, tallow, tallow tree, tallow wood, tallowy, tallulah, tally, tally clerk, tally sheet, tally-ho

Example sentences from the Web for tallowy

In the background hovered Winklestein, his little, squeezed-up, tallowy face beaded with perspiration.
The Trail of '98|Robert W. Service
All sheep cheese is oily, some of it a bit muttony, but none of it at all tallowy.
The Complete Book of Cheese|Robert Carlton Brown
When he saw Maud and Sam his tallowy face flushed, in spots, with delight.
The Bread-winners|John Hay
The skin on his face loosened a little and became a tallowy yellowish-red, somewhat like a winter-killed apple.
The Escape of Mr. Trimm|Irvin S. Cobb

She is so tallowy in face and flesh colour, and her hair so flaming red, that the title might be, "A 'Dip' in the Sea."
Punch, or the London Charivari, Volume 93, December 24, 1887|Various