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单词 black-a-vised
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black-a-vised

[ blak-uh-vahyst, -vahyzd ]
/ ˈblæk əˌvaɪst, -ˌvaɪzd /

adjective

having a dark complexion.
Also black-a-viced [blak-uh-vahyst]. /ˈblæk əˌvaɪst/.

Origin of black-a-vised

1750–60; Scots blackaviced, equivalent to black a vice (one) black of face (black + a3 + obsolete vice<Middle French vis;see visage) + -ed3

Words nearby black-a-vised

black and white, black arm, black art, Black Arts Movement, black as night, black-a-vised, black-backed gull, blackback flounder, black-bag, black-bag job, blackball
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Example sentences from the Web for black-a-vised

  • He and his black-a-vised kinfolk had little to do with the villagers, and the village had even less to do with them.

    Masters of the Guild|L. Lamprey
  • "I misjudged that black-a-vised fellow," said Ichabod to Lantrim.

    Lippincott's Magazine, Vol. 20, August 1877|Various
  • They were a black-a-vised, ill-favored pair, these miners upon whose hospitality fate had thrown them.

    The Highgrader|William MacLeod Raine
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