Who Is White Complected?
Informal. Marked by or Having a Particular Facial Complexion. Often Used in Combination: "A White-Haired and Ruddy-Complected Priest Stood on the Deck of One...
Informal. Marked by or having a particular facial complexion. Often used in combination: "A white-haired and ruddy-complected priest stood on the deck of one of the trawlers" (New York Times). [Back-formation from complection, variant of complexion.]
Is complected correct?
usage note for complected
Complected, a back formation from complexion, is an Americanism dating from the early 19th century. Although it has been criticized by some as a dialectal or nonstandard substitution for complexioned, it occurs in the speech of educated persons and occasionally in edited writing.
What is complected light?
: having a specified facial complexion a tall, thin man, fairly dark complected— E. J. Kahn —often used in combination light-complected.