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Define the word swarthy

"Swarthy" gcide "The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48"

Swarthy \Swarth"y\, a. [Compar. Swarthier; superl.
   Swarthiest.] [See Swart, a.]
   Being of a dark hue or dusky complexion; tawny; swart; as,
   swarthy faces. "A swarthy Ethiope." --Shak.
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         Their swarthy hosts would darken all our plains.
                                                  --Addison.
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"Swarthy" gcide "The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48"

Swarthy \Swarth"y\, v. t.
   To make swarthy. [Obs.] --Cowley.
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"swarthy" wn "WordNet (r) 2.0"

swarthy
     adj : 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' is
           archaic" [syn: dark-skinned, dusky, swart]
     [also: swarthiest, swarthier]

"swarthy" moby-thes "Moby Thesaurus II by Grady Ward, 1.0"

25 Moby Thesaurus words for "swarthy":
   black, blackish, brunet, coal-black, dark, dark-colored,
   dark-skinned, darkish, darksome, dusk, dusky, ebon, ebony,
   funereal, grave, nigrescent, pitch-black, raven, sable, sad, sober,
   somber, sombrous, swart, swarth