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English Dictionary: swarthy by the DICT Development Group
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From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
swarthy
adj
  1. naturally having skin of a dark color; "a dark-skinned beauty"; "gold earrings gleamed against her dusky cheeks"; "a smile on his swarthy face"; "`swart' is archaic"
    Synonym(s): dark-skinned, dusky, swart, swarthy
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
   Swarthy \Swarth"y\, a. [Compar. {Swarthier}; superl.
      {Swarthiest}.] [See {Swart}, a.]
      Being of a dark hue or dusky complexion; tawny; swart; as,
      swarthy faces. [bd]A swarthy Ethiope.[b8] --Shak.
  
               Their swarthy hosts would darken all our plains.
                                                                              --Addison.

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
   Swarthy \Swarth"y\, v. t.
      To make swarthy. [Obs.] --Cowley.
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