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fard
[ fahrd ]
/ fɑrd /
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noun
facial cosmetics.
verb (used with object)
to apply cosmetics to (the face).
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Origin of fard
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)
Words nearby fard
farceuse, farci, farcical, farcy, farcy bud, fard, fardel, fardel-bound, fare, Far East, Far Eastern
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British Dictionary definitions for fard
fard
/ (fɑːd) /
noun
archaic paint for the face, esp white paint
Word Origin for fard
C15: from Old French farder to use facial cosmetics, of Germanic origin
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