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swart

UK/ˈswɔːt/ US/ˈswɔɹt/ uncommon obsolete uk

adjective

1.

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”
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Origin

From Middle English swart, from Old English sweart, from Proto-West Germanic *swart, from Proto-Germanic *swartaz, from Proto-Indo-European *swerd-. Doublet of Schwarz.

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