black-a-vised

[ blak-uh-vahyst, -vahyzd ]
/ ˈblæk əˌvaɪst, -ˌvaɪzd /

adjective

having a dark complexion.
Also black-a-viced [blak-uh-vahyst] /ˈblæk əˌvaɪst/.

Origin of black-a-vised

1750–60; Scots blackaviced, equivalent to black a vice (one) black of face ( black + a3 + obsolete vice < Middle French vis; see visage) + -ed3

Words nearby black-a-vised

black wattle, black whale, black widow, black witch, black, hugo, black-a-vised, black-and-blue, black-and-tan, black-and-tan terrier, black-and-white, black-backed gull

Example sentences from the Web for black-a-vised

  • He and his black-a-vised kinfolk had little to do with the villagers, and the village had even less to do with them.

    Masters of the Guild |L. Lamprey

  • "I misjudged that black-a-vised fellow," said Ichabod to Lantrim.

    Lippincott's Magazine, Vol. 20, August 1877 |Various

  • They were a black-a-vised, ill-favored pair, these miners upon whose hospitality fate had thrown them.

    The Highgrader |William MacLeod Raine