sallowness

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At times he relaxed, and when he did so, the sallowness in his cheeks showed, and the heavy lines on his face; then he looked tired.

From Time Magazine Archive

It was wormy white contrasted with the ugly dark sallowness of his face and hands.

From "A Tree Grows in Brooklyn" by Betty Smith

In the lights of the coaches’ office the agony showed, the handsomeness replaced by a weary sallowness, his eyes drawn tight and puffy from lack of sleep.

From "Friday Night Lights: A Town, A Team, And A Dream" by H.G. Bissinger

The sallowness of his complexion was gone, but the short locks of hair about his ears were as white as froth.

From Skipper Worse by Kielland, Alexander Lange

Close observation of the patient thus affected will often reveal the existence of a peculiar pallor of the face, accompanied by a skin-color which suggests a slight degree of sallowness of the complexion.

From A System of Practical Medicine by American Authors, Vol. I Volume 1: Pathology and General Diseases by Various