Yellowish

Examples

• The action of the sun on their skin causes small parts of the second layer of skin to give out a yellow or yellowish brown substance. Various. The Wonder Book of Knowledge.
• The color is a yellowish gray on the back, spotted with yellow and brown; the belly white or red, with golden spots in young specimens. Various. The Wonder Book of Knowledge.
• When the mass cools it becomes a yellowish, transparent, glacial substance, tough and deliquescent. William K. David. Secrets of Wise Men, Chemists and Great Physicians.
• I found myself lying prone upon a bed of yellowish, mosslike vegetation which stretched around me in all directions for interminable miles. Edgar Rice Burroughs. A Princess of Mars.
• Light and fresh air put color into pale cheeks, just as light and air transform sickly, yellowish plants into hardy green ones. Bertha M. Clark. General Science.
• The lower leaves were yellowish, and some had begun to dry. William K. David. Secrets of Wise Men, Chemists and Great Physicians.
• In winter, in cold countries or severe seasons, the fur changes from a reddish-brown to a yellowish-white, or almost pure white, under which shade the animal is recognized as the ermine. Various. The Wonder Book of Knowledge.
• If unbleached muslin is used, the moist strip loses its natural yellowish hue and becomes a clear, pure white. Bertha M. Clark. General Science.
• The matrix at this stage represents a yellowish-white block, in which the lettering appears indented, but in proper place. William K. David. Secrets of Wise Men, Chemists and Great Physicians.
• There was no hair on their bodies, which were of a very light yellowish-green color. Edgar Rice Burroughs. A Princess of Mars.
• I told Mother black with a white handle, but she forgot and bought a green one with a yellowish handle. Louisa May Alcott. Little Women.
• It is the presence of the gelatin that gives plates a yellowish hue. Bertha M. Clark. General Science.
• The waitress brought me a glass of yellowish liquid with a two-inch collar of foam at the top. Walter Lippmann. A Preface to Politics.

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