English Explanatory Dictionary

blackavised

English dictionary entry

Meanings

adj
  1. Dark-complexioned; swarthy

Pronunciation

/ˈblakəvʌɪzd/

Word forms

blackavised more blackavised most blackavised blackaviced black-a-vised blackavized

Etymology

From Scots blackaviced, blackavised, from black + euphonic -a- (perhaps after blackamoor) + French vis (“face”) + -ed.

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