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Word: complexion (lookup in dictionary) (lookup stats)
Dates: during 1910-1919
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Usage:

...suitability of elephant-gray to the purpose in hand might be questioned. Some men do bear strong similitude to an elephant weighing anchor when they essay a rush from skirmish line. Others advance more like the familiar kangaroo. Perhaps, all in all, rhinoceros-gray would suit best the complexion of a recruit...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: ELEPHANT GRAY | 6/7/1917 | See Source »

...Under the new regime the men are dismissed in good health. Instead of the 'prison pallor' they wear a wholesome tan, and this difference in outward complexion is indicative of an entirely changed moral attitude toward the world in general...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: OLD SYSTEM ENTIRELY WRONG | 11/27/1915 | See Source »

...shown well in the few games played, while Dartmouth appears to have a more finished team than most of the others, judging by results to date. This opinion is based largely on impressions, and much can happen in the more important games now at hand to change the whole complexion of the college baseball situation...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: Fact and Comment | 5/14/1914 | See Source »

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