fard

[ fahrd ]

/ fɑrd /

Archaic.

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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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How to use fard in a sentence

Clarence X accepted the obvious truths herein, but could not truck with the association of Fard with god.
Word Is Bond: An Ex-Con Explains the 5 Percenters|Daniel Genis|April 12, 2014|DAILY BEAST
It seems that Fard had, as well as a long criminal record, a white mother.
Word Is Bond: An Ex-Con Explains the 5 Percenters|Daniel Genis|April 12, 2014|DAILY BEAST
The best 'fard pour la beaut des dames' is other people's adoration.
The Devourers|Annie Vivanti Chartres
And the fard on her face seemed like the old night-crust, the bad sleep.
Aaron's Rod|D. H. Lawrence

La Norwge est une bonne fille bien simple et bien honnte, qui ne met pas de fard.
Ole Bull|Sara C. Bull
Al-Sufi also asked him in what part of the sky Al-fard (α Hydræ) was, but he did not know!
Astronomical Curiosities|J. Ellard Gore
Fill them with rhubarb marmalade as for the Fard dates, but do not use the egg coating.
Candy-Making Revolutionized|Mary Elizabeth Hall

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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