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† comˈplexionate, a. Obs.
[ad. med.L. complexiōnāt-us, ‘certa ratione constitutus’, in form pa. pple. of a vb. *complexionāre: but see -ate2 2. Cf. F. complexionné.]
1. Constituted by combination of elements.
c1430Lydg. Min. Poems (Percy Soc.) 194 Complexionat or sondryfold coloures.
2. Dependent on the ‘humours’ or ‘temperament’.
1607T. Walkington Opt. Glass 148 These forenamed complexionate dreames.
†3. Having a particular complexion (sense 1).
1750tr. Leonardus' Mirr. Stones 25 It is something divine above the complectionate matter into which it is infused. Ibid. 58 All complexionate Bodies are the Instruments of their own Form; for the Form ceasing, the Complexion is corrupted or destroyed. |