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yarb commented on the word xanthocroid
...the surfing community, of which, because of his xanthocroid looks, they had singled out Howie as typical.
- Thomas Pynchon, Vineland
September 2, 2008
rolig commented on the word xanthocroid
I understand the xantho- part ("yellow" or here, probably, "blond"), but where does the -croid come from?
September 2, 2008
qroqqa commented on the word xanthocroid
This spelling is an error for 'xanthochroid', which can be analysed as coming from either ochr- "pale" or chro- "skin". Huxley, the coiner of the original noun 'Xanthochroi', apparently intended the former (according to the OED).
September 2, 2008
rolig commented on the word xanthocroid
Should this be xanthochroid (with no "r" after the "th")? And would it mean, then either "yellow-skinned" (jaundiced? East Asian?) or "pale yellow"? Presumably Pynchon is using it in the sense of "sun-bleached blond".
September 2, 2008
qroqqa commented on the word xanthocroid
Yes, I've just noticed I made that mistake. Fixed.
September 2, 2008