What does pallescent mean?
Pallescent means (now chiefly botany, zoology) Growing or becoming pale..
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(now chiefly botany, zoology) Growing or becoming pale..
[T]he spirit of black melancholy, began to set his seal on her pallescent countenance.
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Pallescent means (now chiefly botany, zoology) Growing or becoming pale..
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[T]he spirit of black melancholy, began to set his seal on her pallescent countenance.
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