tallowy
Americanadjective
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Etymology
Origin of tallowy
First recorded in 1400–50, tallowy is from the late Middle English word talwy. See tallow, -y 1
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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
"Now listen!" said this fellow, a giant, with long black hair falling over a tallowy face.
From The Red Cockade by Stanley John Weyman
His face was deeper sunk in the lines than I have yet seen it, but the colour was better than I expected—a dark brown, instead of the dead, tallowy colour which I have sometimes seen.
From Memoirs of the Court of George IV. 1820-1830 (Vol 1) From the Original Family Documents by Buckingham and Chandos, Richard Plantagenet Temple Nugent Brydges Chandos Grenville, Duke of
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