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Leidesia is a monotypic plant genus in the family Euphorbiaceae first described as a genus in 1866. [2] [3] The sole species is Leidesia procumbens.The species is widespread in Southern Africa as far north as Democratic Republic of the Congo.
Shoulder of a woman from Tokyo, showing her pale skin tone Bihaku ( 美白 , 'beautifully white') is a Japanese term coined in the 1990s with the emergence of skin whitening products and cosmetics. Summary
Light skin is a human skin color that has a low level of eumelanin pigmentation as an adaptation to environments of low UV radiation. [1] [2] Due to migrations of people in recent centuries, light-skinned populations today are found all over the world.
Heroin chic is a style popularized in early-1990s fashion and characterized by pale skin, dark circles underneath the eyes, emaciated features, androgyny and stringy hair—all traits associated with abuse of heroin or other drugs. American supermodel Gia Carangi is remembered for being the originator of the trend. [1]
In ancient Mesopotamia healthy skin colours were described as sāmu ("ruddy" or "reddish") or peṣû ("white") while ill-health was associated with the skin colour arqu ("pale-brown" or "yellow"), a reference to jaundice. [14] [15] [16] Peṣû was descended from the Proto-Semitic word f/pṣḥ, which was related to whiteness and brightness. [17]
Gagaga Bunko (ガガガ文庫) is a light novel publishing imprint affiliated with the Japanese publishing company Shogakukan.It was established in May 2007. [1] The imprint is aimed at a male audience, while its sister imprint that was established at the same time, Lululu Bunko, is aimed at a female audience.
Blassreiter (Japanese: ブラスレイター, Hepburn: Burasureitā) [a] is a Japanese anime series created by studio Gonzo and the multimedia studio Nitro+.The title is pseudo-German and can be translated as "Pale Rider".
The Pale of Settlement [a] was a western region of the Russian Empire with varying borders that existed from 1791 to 1917 (de facto until 1915) in which permanent residency by Jews was allowed and beyond which Jewish residency, permanent or temporary, [1] was mostly forbidden.