brunettish

Updated: August 19, 2024

As has already been said, there was nothing in the appearance of Clotelle to indicate that a drop of African blood coursed through her veins, except, perhaps, the slight wave in the hair, and the scarcely perceptible brunettish tinge upon the countenance.

William Wells Brown - Clotelle; or, the Colored Heroine, a tale of the Southern States; or, the President's Daughter