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Swart (?), n. Sward. [Obs.] Holinshed.
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Swart (?), a. [OE. swart, AS. sweart black; akin to OFries, OS. & LG. swart, D. zwart, G. schwartz, OHG. swarz, Icel. svarir, Sw. svart, Dan. sort, Goth. swarts; cf. L. sordes dirt, sordere to be dirty. Cf. Sordid, Surd.]
1. Of a dark hue; moderately black; swarthy; tawny. “Swart attendants.” Trench. “Swart savage maids.” Hawthorne.
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A nation strange, with visage swart. Spenser.
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2. Gloomy; malignant. [Obs.] Milton.
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Swart star, the Dog Star; -- so called from its appearing during the hot weather of summer, which makes swart the countenance. [R.] Milton.
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Swart, v. t. To make swart or tawny; as, “to swart a living part”. Sir T. Browne.
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