swarth
1 Americannoun
adjective
Other Word Forms
Etymology
Origin of swarth1
before 900; Middle English; Old English swearth, variant of sweard skin, rind; see sward
Origin of swarth2
Unexplained variant of swart
Example Sentences
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Why aye!—Let the thick swarth of night cover us!
From Anna St. Ives by Holcroft, Thomas
There were groups of children in many parts of the field, and women to look after them, mostly sitting on the fresh swarth, working and gossiping, while the little ones played about.
From Tom Brown at Oxford by Hughes, Thomas
“Hey, here’s owd Ransome and Tomson, the man as neither liked gristle nor swarth, but was very fond o’ pig’s feet.”
From The Parson O' Dumford by Fenn, George Manville
He was as swarth and straight and dauntless as Pierre Radisson, with a sinister daring in his eyes that might have put the seal to any act.
From Heralds of Empire Being the Story of One Ramsay Stanhope, Lieutenant to Pierre Radisson in the Northern Fur Trade by Laut, Agnes C. (Agnes Christina)
The countenances of these men were swarth and savage-looking, their hair long, straight, and black as the wing of a crow; while both beard and moustache grew wildly over their faces.
From The Scalp Hunters by Stewart, F.A.
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