Source : Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913)

Xanthous \Xan"thous\, a. [Gr. xanqo`s yellow.]
   Yellow; specifically (Ethnol.), of or pertaining to those
   races of man which have yellowish, red, auburn, or brown
   hair.

Source : WordNet®

xanthous
     adj : similar to the color of an egg yolk [syn: {yellow}, {yellowish}]