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Entry 4 senses · 3 variants Webster, 1913

Swart

/swôrt/ · IPA /swɔɹt/
01 n. Sward.
  1. 1.
    Sward.[Obs.]
02 a. Of a dark hue; moderately black; swarthy; tawny.
  1. 1.
    Of a dark hue; moderately black; swarthy; tawny.
    “A nation strange, with visage swart.” — Spenser.
  2. 2.
    Gloomy; malignant.[Obs.]
Phrases & compounds
Swart star — the Dog Star; -- so called from its appearing during the hot weather of summer, which makes swart the countenance.
03 v. t. To make swart or tawny; as, to swart a living part.
  1. 1.
    To make swart or tawny; as, to swart a living part.