BLACK-A-VISED


Meaning of BLACK-A-VISED in English

/blak"euh vuyst', -vuyzd'/ , adj.

dark-complexioned.

Also, black-a-viced /blak"euh vuyst'/ .

[ 1750-60; Scots blackaviced, equiv. to black a vice (one) black of face (BLACK + A 3 + obs. vice vis; see VISAGE) + -ED 3 ]

Random House Webster's Unabridged English dictionary.      Полный английский словарь Вебстер - Random House .