Sware
Sware (?), imp. of Swear.Cophetua sware a royal oath. Tennyson.
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Webster's Dictionary 1913
Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary, C. & G. Merriam Co., 1913.
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Swarf
Swarf (?), v. i. [Cf. Swerve.] To grow languid; to faint. “To swarf for very hunger.” Sir W. Scott.
Swarf (2)
Swarf, n. [Cf. Swerve.] The grit worn away from grindstones in grinding cutlery wet.
Swarm
Swarm (?), v. i. [Cf. Swerve.] To climb a tree, pole, or the like, by embracing it with the arms and legs alternately. See Shin.At the top was placed a piece of money, as a priz...
Swarm (2)
Swarm, n. [OE. swarm, AS. swearm; akin to D. zwerm, G. schwarm, OHG. swaram, Icel. svarmr a tumult, Sw. svärm a swarm, Dan. sværm, and G. schwirren to whiz, to buzz, Skr. svar t...
Swarm (3)
Swarm, v. i. [imp. & p. p.Swarmed (?); p. pr. & vb. n.Swarming.] 1. To collect, and depart from a hive by flight in a body; — said of bees; as, bees swarm in warm, clear days in...
Swarm (4)
Swarm, v. t. To crowd or throng. Fanshawe.
Swarmspore
Swarm″spore′ (?), n. 1. (Bot.) One of innumerable minute, motile, reproductive bodies, produced asexually by certain algæ and fungi; a zoöspore.2. (Zoöl.) One of the minute flag...
Swart
Swart (?), n. Sward. Holinshed.
Swart (2)
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 d...
Swart (3)
Swart, v. t. To make swart or tawny; as, to swart a living part. Sir T. Browne.
Swartback
Swart″back′ (?), n.(Zoöl.) The black-backed gull (Larus marinus); — called also swarbie.
Swarth
Swarth (?), a. Swart; swarthy. “A swarth complexion.” Chapman.
Swarth (2)
Swarth (?), n. An apparition of a person about to die; a wraith. Grose.
Swarth (3)
Swarth, n. [See Sward.] Sward; short grass.Grassy swarth, close cropped by nibbling sheep. Cowper.
Swarth (4)
Swarth, n. See Swath.
Swarthily
Swarth″i‐ly (?), adv. In a swarthy manner; with a tawny hue; duskily.
Swarthiness
Swarth″i‐ness, n. The quality or state of being swarthy; a dusky or dark complexion; tawniness.
Swarthness
Swarth″ness, n. Swarthiness. Dr. R. Clerke.
Swarthy
Swarth″y (?), a. [Compar.Swarthier (?); superl.Swarthiest.] [See Swart, a.] Being of a dark hue or dusky complexion; tawny; swart; as, swarthy faces. “A swarthy Ethiope.” Shak.T...
Swarthy (2)
Swarth″y, v. t. To make swarthy. Cowley.
Swartiness
Swart″i‐ness (?), n. Swarthiness.
Swartish
Swart″ish, a. Somewhat swart, dark, or tawny.
Swartness
Swart″ness, n. The quality or state of being swart.
Swarty
Swart″y (?), a. Swarthy; tawny. Burton.
Swarve
Swarve (?), v. i. [See Swerve.] 1. To swerve. Spenser. Jamieson.2. To climb. Halliwell.
Swash
Swash (?), n. [Cf. Swash, v. i., Squash, v. t.] (Arch.) An oval figure, whose moldings are oblique to the axis of the work. Moxon.Swash plate(Mach.), a revolving circular plate,...