Black-a-vised Definition

blăkə-vīst, -vīzd
adjective
Having a dark complexion.
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Origin of Black-a-vised

  • From dialectal black a vice black dialectal a of, on (probably from French à) (from Old French) (from Latin ad to, on ad–) vice face (from Old French vis face) (from Latin vīsus) (past participle of vidēre to see weid- in Indo-European roots)

    From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition

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

    From Wiktionary

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