complexion

Definitions

1. 1.A combination; a complex. [Archaic] This paragraph is . . . a complexion of sophisms. Coleridge.
2. 2.The bodily constitution; the temperament; habitude, or natural disposition; character; nature. [Obs.] If his complexion incline him to melancholy. Milton. It is the complexion of them all to leave the dam. Shak.
3. 3.The color or hue of the skin, esp. of the face. Tall was her stature, her complexion dark. Wordswoorth. Between the pale complexion of true love, And the red glow of scron and proud disdain. Shak.
4. 4.The general appearance or aspect; as, the complexion of the sky; the complexion of the news.

Source: Webster's Unabridged Dictionary, 1913 edition (public domain, via GCIDE / Project Gutenberg).

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• What is a combination; a complex. [Archaic] This paragraph is . . . a complexion of sophisms. Coleridge called?
• What is the color or hue of the skin, esp. of the face. Tall was her stature, her complexion dark. Wordswoorth. Between the pale complexion of true love, And the red glow of scron and proud disdain. Shak called?
• What is the general appearance or aspect; as, the complexion of the sky; the complexion of the news called?