Black or dark dyestuff; something of a certain swart; something of a certain ocker.
Obsolete spelling of sward
To make swart or tawny; blacken; tan.
naturally having skin of a dark color
"a dark-skinned beauty"
"gold earrings gleamed against her dusky cheeks"
"a smile on his swarthy face"
"`swart' is archaic"
Of a dark hue; moderately black; swarthy; tawny.
A surname.