farder

French

verb
Definitions
  • to disguise.
  • to make up or paint (the face).
  • to represent in a false light; to augment with falsehoods or affectations.

Etymology

Inherited from Middle French farder inherited from Old French farder (represent in a false light, apply make-up, make up paint the face, disguise, use cosmetics) derived from Frankish *farwidōn (colour, dye) derived from Proto-Germanic *farwiþōną (colour), *farwō (colour, color) derived from Proto-Indo-European *perḱ- (motley, coloured, dig, colored, variegated, speckled, mottled, spotted).

Origin

Proto-Indo-European

*perḱ-

Gloss

motley, coloured, dig, colored, variegated, speckled, mottled, spotted

Concept
Semantic Field

Agriculture and vegetation

Ontological Category

Action/Process

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