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blackavised en · ADJ

Pronunciation

• /ˈblakəvʌɪzd/ (UK)

Etymology

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

Meanings

1. Dark-complexioned; swarthy
   • I would advise her black a-viced suitor to look out. 1847, Charlotte Brontë, Jane Eyre:
   • They are black-avised as warlocks and wear their black cowls with formality and disdain. 1982, Lawrence Durrell, Constance (Avignon Quintet), Penguin, published 2004, page 652:

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