tallowy

or tal·low·like

[ tal-oh-ee ]

Phonetic (Standard)IPA

adjective

resembling tallow in consistency, color, etc.; fatty:
a tallowy mass of moistened powder; tallowy skin.

Origin of tallowy¹

First recorded in 1400–50, tallowy is from the late Middle English word talwy. See tallow, -y ¹

The skin on his face loosened a little and became a tallowy yellowish-red, somewhat like a winter-killed apple.

In the background hovered Winklestein, his little, squeezed-up, tallowy face beaded with perspiration.

The latter looked tallowy and nobody took it further than the billet; the pants were woollen, very warm and made in Canada.

Nearly all the faces have a certain tallowy aspect,—yellowish in color, with a dull shine upon them.

She is so tallowy in face and flesh colour, and her hair so flaming red, that the title might be, "A 'Dip' in the Sea."

April 23, 2024inveterate

[in-vet-er-it ]

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