: having skin especially of a specified kind
—usually used in combination
dark-skinned
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The whole branzino arrived crispy skinned and topped with pink pickled ginger shoots, Tokyo turnip and celery leaf salad and a drizzle of lemon-chili vinaigrette.
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The Arizona Republic, 1 Feb. 2024
For example, Cro-Magnons were dark skinned and lived in huts, not caves, and had a virtuosity in cave painting which could not be reproduced today, one expert says.
—John Hopewell, Variety, 26 Feb. 2024
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The Arizona Republic, 1 Feb. 2024
For example, Cro-Magnons were dark skinned and lived in huts, not caves, and had a virtuosity in cave painting which could not be reproduced today, one expert says.
—John Hopewell, Variety, 26 Feb. 2024
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skinned
adjective
: having skin especially of a specified kind
—usually used in combination
dark-skinned
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