swart
adjective
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swart
1 American
[swawrt]
/ swɔrt /
adjective
Swart
2
American
[swawrt]
/ swɔrt /
noun
swart
British
/ swɔːθ, swɔːt /
adjective
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Etymology
Origin of swart
before 900; Middle English; Old English sweart black, dark; cognate with German schwarz, Old Norse svartr, Gothic swarts; akin to Latin sordēs filth
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When the investigating U. S. Senators resumed writing their book of Wall Street Revelations in Washington last week, they had a lot of fun with their swart, persistent Inquisitor Ferdinand Pecora.
From Time Magazine Archive
To William Wyler, 42, short, swart director who graduated from bang-bang Westerns to a closer walk with art.
From Time Magazine Archive
The rebel unionists settled back with a swallowed-the-canary attitude as Lee Pressman, C.I.O.'s swart, handsome general counsel, read the A. F. of L. telegram.
From Time Magazine Archive
Eight days of Pedro were apparently enough for Chile's wily Dictator, swart President Carlos Ibanez.
From Time Magazine Archive
His broad flat face was swart, his eyes were like coals, and his tongue was red; he wielded a great spear.
From "The Fellowship of the Ring" by J.R.R. Tolkien
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