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t k
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---- mill-sallow
«
on:
October 19, 2020, 04:57:21 am »
The three men stared at him with
mill-sallow
, dead-pan faces.
(from
The Heart is a Lonely Hunter
, by Carson McCullers; a larger context is
here
; use ctrl-f to locate the sentence)
Please explain "
mill-sallow
". Thanks. --- tk
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Re: ---- mill-sallow
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October 19, 2020, 07:30:30 am »
After years of working long hours in a mill, their complexion is sallow.
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