black-a-vised

[ blak-uh-vahyst, -vahyzd ]

adjective

having a dark complexion.

Origin of black-a-vised

¹

1750–60; Scots blackaviced, equivalent to black a vice (one) black of face (black + a³ + obsolete vice<Middle French vis;see visage) + -ed³

Also black-a-viced [blak-uh-vahyst]. /ˈblæk əˌvaɪst/.

Words Nearby black-a-vised

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How to use black-a-vised in a sentence

He and his black-a-vised kinfolk had little to do with the villagers, and the village had even less to do with them.
Masters of the Guild | L. Lamprey
They were a black-a-vised, ill-favored pair, these miners upon whose hospitality fate had thrown them.
The Highgrader | William MacLeod Raine
"I misjudged that black-a-vised fellow," said Ichabod to Lantrim.
Lippincott's Magazine, Vol. 20, August 1877 | Various

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