单词 | xanthous |
释义 | xanthousadj. Ethnology. Applied to those races, or that type, of mankind characterized by yellow or yellowish hair and light complexion; fair, blond. Also said of the hair, complexion, etc. Opposed to melanic adj. 3, melanous adj. ΘΚΠ the world > people > ethnicities > division of mankind by physical characteristics > division by types of hair or skin > [adjective] xanthous1829 ulotrichous1857 melanochrous1865 xanthochrous1865 xanthomelanous1865 xanthochroid1869 melanochroic1870 xanthochroic1870 melanochroid1878 xanthochroous1891 xanthochrooid1909 1829 T. Price Ess. Physiogn. & Physiol. Inhab. Brit. 3 It is true that the Greek and Roman writers do describe the various barbarous tribes of Europe,..representing some to be of the fair, or, as it has been styled, Xanthous complexion; others of the dark, or Melanic. 1834 Nat. Philos. (Libr. Useful Knowl.) III. Phys. Geogr. 64/1 Men of the xanthous variety of colour are known to spring up among the negroes in Africa. 1876 W. F. Skene Celtic Scotl. I. i. ii. 126 The Caledonii..were larger in body,..and less xanthous. 1896 T. C. Allbutt et al. Syst. Med. I. 35 The xanthous type with chestnut, red, or fair hair. This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1921; most recently modified version published online June 2022). < |
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