wine-lined

Updated: May 22, 2025

A man of a voluptuous form and face, like one overfed, yet on the best, and with stiff, military shoulders, and of colors warm in tint, yet cold in expression, blue eyes, and rich, wine-lined cheeks and lips, that still seemed hard and self-indulged, spoke up at once: "Always knock, Patty! it's more conservative. My way in life is to reach my point, but respect all the forms. What do you want?"

George Alfred Townsend - The Entailed Hat: Or, Patty Cannon's Times