: having skin especially of a specified kind
—usually used in combination
dark-skinned
light-skinned
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Autumn Ness has great fun with the green-skinned Wicked Witch of the West, although emerging from the orchestra pit isn’t nearly as thrilling as flames and flights on a broomstick.
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Rob Hubbard, Twin Cities, 25 Apr. 2026
The timing of Myers’ green-skinned tribute wasn’t accidental.
—Hanna Wickes, Miami Herald, 20 Apr. 2026
According to a police report, a female student was playing on the playground during morning recess when a light-skinned man with hazel eyes in a ski mask spoke to her from a gray, scratched-up minivan.
—Kristina Rex, CBS News, 16 Apr. 2026
Most city kids were smooth-skinned, pale, and spindly, although Xi stands out in photographs as unusually robust, ruddy-cheeked, and well-fed.
—Michael Sheridan, Vanity Fair, 8 Apr. 2026
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Rob Hubbard, Twin Cities, 25 Apr. 2026
The timing of Myers’ green-skinned tribute wasn’t accidental.
—Hanna Wickes, Miami Herald, 20 Apr. 2026
According to a police report, a female student was playing on the playground during morning recess when a light-skinned man with hazel eyes in a ski mask spoke to her from a gray, scratched-up minivan.
—Kristina Rex, CBS News, 16 Apr. 2026
Most city kids were smooth-skinned, pale, and spindly, although Xi stands out in photographs as unusually robust, ruddy-cheeked, and well-fed.
—Michael Sheridan, Vanity Fair, 8 Apr. 2026
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“Skinned.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/skinned. Accessed 29 Apr. 2026.
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skinned
adjective
: having skin especially of a specified kind
—usually used in combination
dark-skinned
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