Swarthy
['swɔːðɪ] or ['swɔrði]
Definition
(a.) Being of a dark hue or dusky complexion; tawny; swart; as, swarthy faces.
(v. t.) To make swarthy.
Typist: Margery
Synonyms and Synonymous
a. Dark, tawny, black, of a dark complexion.
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Definition
adj. of a blackish complexion: dark-skinned: tawny—also Swart Swarth.—adv. Swarth′ily.—ns. Swarthi′iness; Swart′-star (Milt.) the dog-star so called because at the time of its appearance it darkens the complexion.
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Examples
- The lady's complexion was almost swarthy, and the dark down on her upper lip was almost a moustache. Wilkie Collins. The Woman in White.
- The door was opened by a swarthy foreign-looking maid, with a prominent bosom under a gay neckerchief, whom he vaguely fancied to be Sicilian. Edith Wharton. The Age of Innocence.
- The man's swarthy face was placid and still; his black hair and beard were slightly, very slightly, discomposed. Wilkie Collins. The Moonstone.
- He was a broadshouldered loose-limbed swarthy fellow of great strength, never in a hurry, and always slouching. Charles Dickens. Great Expectations.
- There were ten men, swarthy, sun-tanned, villainous looking fellows. Edgar Rice Burroughs. Tarzan of the Apes.
- The mender of roads, blue cap in hand, wiped his swarthy forehead with it, and said, Where shall I commence, monsieur? Charles Dickens. A Tale of Two Cities.
- Up, infidel dog when I command you, said Prince John, or I will have thy swarthy hide stript off, and tanned for horse-furniture. Walter Scott. Ivanhoe.
- It was a tall Arab, as swarthy as an Indian; young-say thirty years of age. Mark Twain. The Innocents Abroad.
- No, said Caliphronas, walking forward in his stately fashion; I have no love for the swarthy god of the Cyclops. Fergus Hume. The Island of Fantasy.
- It is impossible for language to describe the bitter scowl of rage which rendered yet darker the swarthy countenance of the Templar. Walter Scott. Ivanhoe.
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