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Meanings of fair complexion in English

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Usage of fair complexion in English
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Her fair complexion had a richer bloom on the cheeks and lips.
For Woman's Love
2
Her fair complexion and pink cheeks had lost none of their freshness.
Birds of Prey
3
Her gown of soft pink tulle over satin accented her fair complexion.
Rakes and radishes
4
He was of a fair complexion, denoting gentleness and a tender heart.
Sketches of the Covenanters
5
He must be from Normandy, with his fair complexion and light eyes.
Saint Bartholomew's Eve: A Tale of the Huguenot Wars
6
Even his fair complexion had grown sallow, and his lips had paled.
The Argonauts
7
Her fair complexion, blonde hair, and full lips speak of Saxon blood.
Life of Harriet Beecher Stowe / Compiled From Her Letters and Jo...
8
Her fair complexion, blond hair, and full lips speak of Saxon blood.
Sunny Memories Of Foreign Lands, Volume 1
9
The youngest of the two was short, and of fair complexion.
"I Say No"
10
A young woman with a fair complexion and deep blue eyes.
Heart-Histories and Life-Pictures
11
Yet there were vestiges about him of an originally fair complexion.
Miriam Monfort / A Novel
12
Her fair complexion, which the slightest emotion tinged with carmine, was bewitchingly pink.
Cosmopolis — Volume 2
13
She was a lady of fair complexion, with a double chin.
Demos
14
John judged from his fair complexion that he was from Normandy.
The Forest of Swords: A Story of Paris and the Marne
15
Others were red and angry, standing out against his fair complexion.
The Wise Man’s Fear
16
He has short reddish-brown hair, a fair complexion and blue eyes.
The Irish Times
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Fair complexion through the time
Fair complexion across language varieties
United Kingdom
Common
United States of America
Less common