Definitions
from The Century Dictionary.
- noun Flattery; cajolery.
- Fallow; yellow; dun.
- noun A dun horse (like
bayard , a bay).
from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.
- adjective obsolete Yellow; fallow; dun.
- noun A horse of a favel or dun color.
- noun See To curry favor, under
Favor , n. - noun obsolete Flattery; cajolery; deceit.
from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License.
- noun obsolete
flattery ;cajolery ;deceit
Etymologies
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Old French favele, from Latin fabella short fable, diminutive of fabula. See fable.
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Examples
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Oooooh, AWL mai faff … favel … mai best lubbed flavrz!
I iz nu heer - Lolcats 'n' Funny Pictures of Cats - I Can Has Cheezburger? 2008
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Blue was the colour of the bride's costume, and favel-colour -- a bright yellowish-brown -- that of the bridesmaids.
Robin Tremayne A Story of the Marian Persecution Emily Sarah Holt 1864
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_Favelle_, because he is favel-colour [chestnut]; and _Mother's,
Joyce Morrell's Harvest The Annals of Selwick Hall Emily Sarah Holt 1864
hernesheir commented on the word favel
One for the horse and/or color listers.
November 28, 2012