FARD

I. ˈfärd transitive verb

( -ed/-ing/-s )

Etymology: Middle English farden, from Middle French farder, of Germanic origin; akin to Old High German faro colored — more at perch (fish)

1. : to paint (the face) with cosmetics — now used only as a participial adjective

thickly farded cheeks

2. archaic : to gloss over (as a fault)

II. noun

( -s )

Etymology: Middle French, from Old French, from farder, v.

archaic : paint used on the face

III. noun

or fardh “

( -s )

Etymology: Arabic farḍ

: a shiny dark brown date grown in eastern Arabia and in California