单词 | albinoid |
释义 | albinoidadj. That is or resembles an albino; that has the appearance or characteristics of an albino. Hence in weakened use: very pale. ΘΚΠ the world > health and disease > ill health > a disease > diseases of tissue > [adjective] > abnormal pigmentation > albinism leucaethiopic1819 albinic1833 albinoid1836 albinotic1864 albinistic?1865 1836 Boston Med. & Surg. Jrnl. 2 Mar. 61 Albinoid children... I was called to examine a supposed case [of smallpox] at the house of Mr. John Roberts... My attention was attracted to several of his children by the peculiar milk-whiteness of their hair. 1895 E. Bonavia Stud. in Evol. Animals i. iv. 150 I find it also impossible to determine whether the grey dappled Horse is an albinoid variation of the brown dappled Horse, or the latter is a melanoid variation of the former. 1901 Osprey Oct. 151/1 Mr. Rutledge once gave me a very peculiar albinoid cream-coloured male of the last species. 1965 P. Wylie They both were Naked i. v. 232 A short, dumpy, and albinoid person. 1971 ‘A. Burgess’ MF iv. 46 He was fair and pale, almost albinoid. 1995 G. Burn Fullalove v. 150 The mirrors are positioned to..catch you at the most lowering angles, zooming in on the..swags of fat, the albinoid goose-fleshy skin. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, September 2012; most recently modified version published online December 2021). < adj.1836 |
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