fardel
Americannoun
noun
Etymology
Origin of fardel
First recorded in 1375–1425; late Middle English, from Anglo-French, Old French, from Old Provençal, equivalent to fard(a) “bundle” (ultimately derived from Arabic fardah “load”) + -el, from Latin -ellus; see -elle
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Example Sentences
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Her 20-year-old daughter, Umm Fardel – who is about to get married to a soldier in the Syrian army – hands round hot, spiced coffee in tiny ornamental cups.
From The Guardian • Mar. 28, 2017
“Before, we pressed a button and we had hot water. I could wash my hair, just like that,” Fardel says.
From The Guardian • Mar. 28, 2017
Umm Fardel, one her last friends in the neighbourhood, lost her house and everything she owned and laughs about her misfortune.
From The Guardian • Mar. 28, 2017
Fardel, f�r′del, n. a pack: anything cumbersome or irksome.—adj.
From Chambers's Twentieth Century Dictionary (part 2 of 4: E-M) by Various
For upon Otho Gilbert's passing, his dame mated with Walter Ralegh of Fardel, and by him brought into the world the poet, statesman, soldier, courtier, explorer, and master-jewel of Elizabeth's Court.
From A West Country Pilgrimage by Phillpots, Eden
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