xanthous

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The xanthous complexion is rare, though not unknown in cities, but the leucous does not exist.

From Personal Narrative of a Pilgrimage to Al-Madinah & Meccah — Volume 2 by Burton, Richard Francis, Sir

What imaginable intelligence could compensate her for the flat blueness of her eyes, the xanthous pallor of her hair, the doll-like pink of her cheeks?

From Damn! A Book of Calumny by Mencken, H. L. (Henry Louis)