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fard
[
fahrd
]
fard
/
fɑrd
/
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fahrd
]
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Archaic
.
noun
1.
facial cosmetics.
verb (used with object)
2.
to apply cosmetics to (the face).
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to run away hurriedly; flee.
to introduce subtleties into or argue subtly about.
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Origin:
1400–50;
late Middle English
<
Middle French,
Old French:
noun derivative of
farder
to apply makeup, probably <
Old Low Franconian
*farwiđon
to dye, color (compare
Old High German
farwjan,
German
färben
)
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fard
(fɑːd)
—
n
archaic
paint for the face, esp white paint
[C15: from Old French
farder
to use facial cosmetics, of Germanic origin]
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