(n.) An apparition of a person about to die; a wraith.
(n.) Sward; short grass.
(n.) See Swath.
Example Sentences:
Swarthy
Definition:
(a.) Being of a dark hue or dusky complexion; tawny; swart; as, swarthy faces.
(v. t.) To make swarthy.
Example Sentences:
(1) "And you are the swarthy ever-ready cock of a horny-handed son of the soil who is a little bit middle-class and can quote Latin.
(2) Over the course of 500 pages he wrestles a swarthy rage he names "the Fury", battens down his cravings, sprays spit and snot and blood and urine, recounts his misdemeanours, finds friendship, and falls in love.
(3) It's difficult to get one's Review Show bloomers in a twist over, say, The Living Dead At The Manchester Morgue , a Spanish "eco-zombie" boggler in which swarthy extras lumber, plank–armed, through the Peak District while dressed like Jethro Tull after an industrial farming tragedy (sample line: "I'm mad about apples!").
(4) With his rotund figure, swarthy complexion, harrumphing manner, horn-rimmed spectacles, transatlantic tones and tendency to lurk loquaciously about the aisles at the interval, he was a familiar figure at West End openings.
(5) The role of Sherif Ali was pivotal in the film’s dramatic scheme, and Sharif’s swarthy, romantic aura was played off to great effect against the blue-eyed blondness of O’Toole’s Lawrence.