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swart
1[ swawrt ]
Swart
2[ swawrt ]
noun
- Charles Rob·berts [rob, -erts], 1894–1982, South African statesman: president 1961–67.
swart
/ swɔːθ; swɔːt /
adjective
- archaic.swarthy
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Derived Forms
- ˈswartness, noun
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Other Words From
- swartness noun
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Word History and Origins
Origin of swart1
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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Word History and Origins
Origin of swart1
Old English sweart; related to Old Frisian swart, Old Norse svartr, Old High German swarz black, Latin sordēs dirt; see sordid
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Example Sentences
Superhuman strength animating him for a moment he struggled up, his swart face stiffening, his eyes flashing.
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As they at last paused, exhausted and laughing over their own exertions, the swart blacksmith stood forth in their midst.
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The British commander was a swart, thick man, whose plump face and figure indicated a love of good eating.
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The swart Alfar are meant, who were turned to stone if they did not flee from the light of day.
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Also there were present a few Kaffirs, either headmen in Swart Piet's pay or some of his dark associates in witchcraft.
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