dusky dusky /ˈdʌski/
adjective
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()
Naturally having skin of a dark color
(
dark-skinned
, dusky
, swart
[Archaic] , swarthy
)
naturally having skin of a dark color
A dark-skinned beauty
a dark-skinned beauty
Gold earrings gleamed against her dusky cheeks
gold earrings gleamed against her dusky cheeks
A smile on his swarthy face
a smile on his swarthy face
Swart' is archaic
swart' is archaic
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()
Lighted by or as if by twilight
(
twilight
, twilit
, dusky
)
lighted by or as if by twilight
The dusky night rides down the sky/And ushers in the morn
The dusky night rides down the sky/And ushers in the morn
The twilight glow of the sky
the twilight glow of the sky
A boat on a twilit river
a boat on a twilit river