Swart (?), n. Sward. [Obs.]
Holinshed.
Swart (?), a. [OE. swart, AS.
sweart black; akin to OFries, OS. & LG. swart, D.
zwart, G. schwartz, OHG. swarz, Icel.
svarir, Sw. svart, Dan. sort, Goth.
swarts; cf. L. sordes dirt, sordere to be dirty.
Cf. Sordid, Surd.] 1. Of a dark
hue; moderately black; swarthy; tawny. "Swart
attendants." Trench. "Swart savage maids."
Hawthorne.
A nation strange, with visage
swart.
Spenser.
2. Gloomy; malignant. [Obs.]
Milton.
Swart star, the Dog Star; -- so called from
its appearing during the hot weather of summer, which makes swart the
countenance. [R.] Milton.
Swart, v. t. To make swart or
tawny; as, to swart a living part. Sir T.
Browne.