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[ adjective ] lighted by or as if by twilight
Examples "The dusky night rides down the sky/And ushers in the morn"-Henry Fielding "the twilight glow of the sky" "a boat on a twilit river" Used in print (Mignon G. Eberhart, The Cup, the Blade...)a lighted lamp stood on the table that dusky , drizzling day . Related terms |
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[ adjective ] naturally having skin of a dark color
Synonyms Examples "a dark-skinned beauty" "gold earrings gleamed against her dusky cheeks" "a smile on his swarthy face" (`swart' is archaic) |
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