Emily Dickinson Lexicon
Definition for SWART, or SWARTH
SWART, or SWARTH, a. [Sax. swart, sweart; Sw. svart; Dan. sværte; G. schwarz; D. zwart.]
- Being of a dark hue; moderately black; tawny. A nation strange with visage swart. – Spenser. [I believe swart and swarth are never used in the United States, certainly not in New England. Swarthy is a common word.]
- Gloomy; malignant. [Not in use.] – Milton.
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