Defn: Somewhat swart, dark, or tawny.
SWARTNESS
Swart"ness, n.
Defn: The quality or state of being swart.
SWARTY
Swart"y, a.
Defn: Swarthy; tawny. [Obs.] Burton.
SWARVE
Swarve, v. i. Etym: [See Swerve.]
1. To swerve. [Obs. or Scot.] Spenser. Jamieson.
2. To climb. [Prov. Eng.] Halliwell.
SWASH
Swash, n. Etym: [Cf. Swash, v. i., Squash, v. t.] (Arch.)
Defn: An oval figure, whose moldings are oblique to the axis of the work. Moxon. Swash plate (Mach.), a revolving circular plate, set obliquely on its shaft, and acting as a cam to give a reciprocating motion to a rod in a direction parallel to the shaft.