dark-complexioned
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On her deck Admiral Samuel S. Robison,*sturdy stocky, determined, dark-complexioned with iron-grey hair and a close-clipped mustache, faced Admiral Robert E. Coontz, for two years Commander-in-Chief of the U. S. fleet.
From Time Magazine Archive
Hardly anyone paid much attention to four dark-complexioned young men who mingled with the crowd.
From Time Magazine Archive
He seemed to have no manner of concern with air, or sky, or scene, and his dark-complexioned face gave the impression of one terribly at odds with fortune.
From The Galaxy, April, 1877 Vol. XXIII.—April, 1877.—No. 4. by Various
A dark-complexioned fellow, lithe and graceful, with the look of an eagle, appeared to be the leader.
From For the Right by Franzos, Karl Emil
He reminded me a good deal of our old pirate and bandit friend, Trelawney, though the latter was an almost orientally dark-complexioned man, and Mr. Bret Harte was comparatively fair.
From The Life of Bret Harte With Some Account of the California Pioneers by Merwin, Henry Childs
