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swartish, a.|ˈswɔːtɪʃ| Also 6 swerttysshe. [f. swart a. + -ish1.] Somewhat swart, dusky, or dark-coloured. Also advb.
1483Chaucer's H. Fame iii. 557 Black, blo, grenyssh, swartysh [MSS. swart(e] rede. c1530Judic. Urines i. iii. 8 The womans vryne is more swartyshe..than is mannes vryne. Ibid. iii. v. 50 A vapourus superfluyte, swerttysshe and dymmysshe. 1545T. Raynalde Byrth Mankynde 43 The couloure swartisshe blacke. 1630R. Johnson's Kingd. & Commw. 59 The Tartars are swartish, illfavoured, with a great thick lip. 1647Lilly Chr. Astrol. viii. 58 His complexion pale, swartish or muddy. |