Definitions
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.
- adjective Marked by or having a particular facial complexion. Often used in combination.
from The Century Dictionary.
- Woven together; interwoven.
- Of a certain complexion; complexioned: usually in composition: as, light-complected.
from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.
- adjective Low, New Eng. Complexioned.
from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License.
- verb Simple past tense and past participle of
complect . - adjective US (in combination) Having a specified
complexion ;complexioned
Etymologies
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 4th Edition
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Examples
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Of course she has very curly hair and I am whiter 'complected' than she is, not that that makes any difference, it is just the people who were really nasty to me were mostly white - like me.
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Of course she has very curly hair and I am whiter 'complected' than she is, not that that makes any difference, it is just the people who were really nasty to me were mostly white - like me.
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Of course she has very curly hair and I am whiter 'complected' than she is, not that that makes any difference, it is just the people who were really nasty to me were mostly white - like me.
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Of course she has very curly hair and I am whiter 'complected' than she is, not that that makes any difference, it is just the people who were really nasty to me were mostly white - like me.
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Of course she has very curly hair and I am whiter 'complected' than she is, not that that makes any difference, it is just the people who were really nasty to me were mostly white - like me.
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Of course she has very curly hair and I am whiter 'complected' than she is, not that that makes any difference, it is just the people who were really nasty to me were mostly white - like me.
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Of course she has very curly hair and I am whiter 'complected' than she is, not that that makes any difference, it is just the people who were really nasty to me were mostly white - like me.
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Of course she has very curly hair and I am whiter 'complected' than she is, not that that makes any difference, it is just the people who were really nasty to me were mostly white - like me.
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Would the commenters above be so quick to dismiss the actions of the officer if the protagonist had been more darkly complected?
The Volokh Conspiracy » When a Police Officer Pulls Over a Law Student 2010
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But those dark complected fans are frequently identified as the mother/father of one of the players.
David Coleman: Do We Need Affirmative Action Admissions at NBA Games? 2010
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