Of a dark hue; moderately black; swarthy; tawny.

To make swart or tawny; as, to swart a living part.

naturally having skin of a dark color; "a dark-skinned beauty"; "gold earrings gleamed against her dusky cheeks"; "a smile on his swarthy face"; "`swart' is archaic"

Sward.

Gloomy; malignant.