Black-a-vised Definition
blăkə-vīst, -vīzd
Origin of Black-a-vised
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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
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From Scots blackaviced, blackavised, from black + euphonic -a- (perhaps after blackamoor) + French vis (“face") +"Ž -ed.
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