swart
Example Sentences
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His broad flat face was swart, his eyes were like coals, and his tongue was red; he wielded a great spear.
From Literature
The answer is that a simple and powerful tactic — fear — the “swart gevaar” won over the white electorate.
From Seattle Times
Its purpose is the same: separation from what Afrikaners call the swart gevaar or "black threat."
From Time
The management knew what a charm the tall, fair English girl would exercise over the swart Brazilians, and was glad enough to engage her at her own terms.
From Project Gutenberg
And at night the swart mechanic comes to drown his cark and care, Quaffing ale from pewter tankards, in the master's antique chair.
From Project Gutenberg
From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.
