subfusk

English

Adjective

subfusk (comparative more subfusk, superlative most subfusk)

1. Obsolete form of subfusc.
   • 1709-1711, The Tatler

     There was however one misfortune this experiment : the Portuguese's complexion was a little upon the subfusk, with very black eyes and eyebrows

References

• “subfusk”, in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: G. & C. Merriam, 1913, →OCLC.