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Complexion

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Complexion
Complexion Com*plex"ion (k[o^]m*pl[e^]k"sh[u^]n), n. [F. complexion, fr. L. complexio. See {Complex}, a.] 1. The state of being complex; complexity. [Obs.] [1913 Webster]

Though the terms of propositions may be complex, yet . . . it is properly called a simple syllogism, since the complexion does not belong to the syllogistic form of it. --I. Watts. [1913 Webster]

2. A combination; a complex. [Archaic] [1913 Webster]

This paragraph is . . . a complexion of sophisms. --Coleridge. [1913 Webster]

3. The bodily constitution; the temperament; habitude, or natural disposition; character; nature. [Obs.] [1913 Webster]

If his complexion incline him to melancholy. --Milton. [1913 Webster]

It is the complexion of them all to leave the dam. --Shak. [1913 Webster]

4. The color or hue of the skin, esp. of the face. [1913 Webster]

Tall was her stature, her complexion dark. --Wordsworth. [1913 Webster]

Between the pale complexion of true love, And the red glow of scorn and proud disdain. --Shak. [1913 Webster]

5. The general appearance or aspect; as, the complexion of the sky; the complexion of the news. [1913 Webster]


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