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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Its outlines were too bold for a Spanish face, though the complexion, from tan and exposure, was brown and swarth.
From The Scalp Hunters by Stewart, F.A.
What made those holes and rents �70In the dock's harsh swarth leaves, bruised as� to balk All hope of greenness? 'tis a brute must walk Pashing their life out, with a brute's intents.
From Browning's Shorter Poems by Baker, Franklin T. (Franklin Thomas)
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.
A sturdy fellow he was, swarth of skin and full whiskered.
From Holiday Tales Christmas in the Adirondacks by Murray, W. H. H. (William Henry Harrison)
The name of this knight was Sir Nabon, surnamed le Noir; for he was very swarth of hue, and he always wore armor entirely of black.
From The Story of the Champions of the Round Table by Pyle, Howard
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