"blackavised" meaning in English

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Adjective

IPA: /ˈblakəvʌɪzd/ [UK] Forms: more blackavised [comparative], most blackavised [superlative]
Etymology: From Scots blackaviced, blackavised, from black + euphonic -a- (perhaps after blackamoor) + French vis (“face”) + -ed. Etymology templates: {{der|en|sco|blackaviced}} Scots blackaviced, {{m|sco|blackavised}} blackavised, {{m|sco|black}} black, {{m|sco||-a-}} -a-, {{m|sco|blackamoor}} blackamoor, {{der|en|fr|vis||face}} French vis (“face”), {{af|en|-ed}} -ed Head templates: {{en-adj}} blackavised (comparative more blackavised, superlative most blackavised)
  1. Dark-complexioned; swarthy Synonyms: blackaviced, black-a-vised
    Sense id: en-blackavised-en-adj-JBclqyAA Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English terms suffixed with -ed

Alternative forms

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