swarth

Founding-era definition · Webster's 1828 American Dictionary

SWARTH, sworth, adjective 1. Being of a dark hue; moderately black; tawny. A nation strange with visage swart. [I believe swart and swarth are never used in the United States, certainly not in New England. Swarthy is a common word.] 2. Gloomy; malignant. [Not in use.] SWART, verb transitive To make tawny. SWARTH
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