Hypertext Webster Gateway: "swarthy"
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) (web1913)
Swarthy \Swarth"y\, v. t.
To make swarthy. [Obs.] --Cowley.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) (web1913)
Swarthy \Swarth"y\, a. [Compar. {Swarthier}; superl.
{Swarthiest}.] [See {Swart}, a.]
Being of a dark hue or dusky complexion; tawny; swart; as,
swarthy faces. ``A swarthy Ethiope.'' --Shak.
Their swarthy hosts would darken all our plains.
--Addison.
From WordNet (r) 1.7 (wn)
swarthy
adj : naturally having skin of a dark color; "a dark-skinned
beauty"; "gold earrings gleamed against her dusky
cheeks"; "a smile on his swarthy face" (`swart' is
archaic) [syn: {dark-skinned}, {dusky}, {swart}]
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