fard

Nov. 12th, 2008 07:25 am
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fard - n., facial cosmetics.


Also a verb, to paint (a face) with cosmetics, which also gave the obsolete sense of to gloss over something. In use since the 15th century, from Old French farder, to apply makeup, from a Germanic root, possibly Old High German farwjan, to color, tinge, thus a cognate of modern German farbe, color.

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