complection

Noun

1. Obsolete spelling of complexion.
   • c. 1534, Desiderius Eramus, An epystell of ye famous doctor Erasmus of Roterdam, Thomas Godfray (London), p. 46, What nedeth it here to reherse divers diseases and sicknesses / ye weaknesse of olde men and yonge...
   • All be ye not of one complecction / That cauſeth all day ſuch deuiſion. - 1700, [John] Dryden, “The Knight’s Tale, as it was Written by Geffrey Chaucer”, in Fables Ancient and Modern; […], London: […] Jacob Tonson, […],...
   • Mr. O. Verity is ordinary height prominent nose & chin, shaved clean, dark complection small mouth Thin lips slight mark on upper lip. - 2002 [2001], Hazard Adams, Home: A Novel, State University of New York Press, page...