Characterized in some way by this quality or colour. Having black hair or eyes; dark-complexioned. Cf. black Irish adj. n. at compounds 1e(a). Now…

Obsolete.

Of a person's skin, hair, or eyes: brown or black in colour; not fair, light, or blonde.

Of a person: having a dark-coloured or blackened face.

Of or designating a dark brown colour, as if scorched; (of a person) dark-skinned, tanned. Obsolete.

Brown; tawny.

having a face as black as a kettle.

Black-headed.

Dark-complexioned, swarthy.

Of a girl or woman: dark-complexioned or (now esp.) brown-haired. Also occasionally of a boy or man.

Of a girl or woman: brown-haired or dark-complexioned.

having dark or relatively dark skin.

Cultural Anthropology. Having black hair and dark skin. Cf. melanocomous, adj., melanous, adj. Now rare.

Designating or having dark hair or skin. Occasionally figurative and in extended use.

Of complexion or (now esp.) hair: dark; brown. Of a person: dark-complexioned or (now esp.) brown-haired.

having a copper-coloured skin.

Of persons: Having the skin of a brown or dusky colour. as a racial characteristic.