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from The Century Dictionary.
- Swarthy.
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Examples
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Presently she added, O my lord Nur al-Din, an thou desire to nonsuit separation, be on thy guard against a swart-visaged oldster, blind of the right eye and lame of the left leg; for he it is who will be the cause of our severance.
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Ho, there! place that swart-visaged, ill-looking foreigner in the dock, and let counsel open the case; hear the witnesses depose!
What Will He Do with It? — Volume 05 Edward Bulwer Lytton Lytton 1838
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Ho, there! place that swart-visaged, ill-looking foreigner in the dock, and let counsel open the case; hear the witnesses depose!
What Will He Do with It? — Complete Edward Bulwer Lytton Lytton 1838
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Presently she added, "O my lord Nur al-Din, an thou desire to nonsuit separation, be on thy guard against a swart-visaged oldster, blind of the right eye and lame of the left leg; for he it is who will be the cause of our severance.
Arabian nights. English Anonymous 1855
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