tallowy
Americanadjective
Other Word Forms
Etymology
Origin of tallowy
First recorded in 1400–50, tallowy is from the late Middle English word talwy. See tallow, -y 1
Example Sentences
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When the doctor handed Emmett to me, tallowy and streaked with blood, it was the first time I’d ever really held a baby.
From New York Times ● Apr. 16, 2015
The tallowy face of Georgy Maximilianovich Malenkov glowered from the front page of every important newspaper in the land.
From Time Magazine Archive
Pearlstein's "look," with its tallowy monumentality, its peculiar blend of remoteness and intimacy, did not appear overnight.
From Time Magazine Archive
He was a pale, tallowy creature, wanting two fingers of the left hand, and though he wore a cutlass, he did not look much like a fighter.
From Treasure Island by Stevenson, Robert Louis
The skin on his face loosened a little and became a tallowy yellowish-red, somewhat like a winter-killed apple.
From The Escape of Mr. Trimm His Plight and other Plights by Cobb, Irvin S. (Irvin Shrewsbury)
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