fard
[ fahrd ]
noun
facial cosmetics.
verb (used with object)
to apply cosmetics to (the face).
Origin of fard
11400–50; 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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How to use fard in a sentence
In either case Old Mole felt that he had something definite to deal with, genuine feeling and no farded copy of it.
Old Mole | Gilbert Cannan
British Dictionary definitions for fard
fard
/ (fɑːd) /
noun
archaic paint for the face, esp white paint
Origin of fard
1C15: from Old French farder to use facial cosmetics, of Germanic origin
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