Farb vs Fard - What's the difference?
farb | fard |
(US) A historical reenactor (especially a US civil war reenactor) whose efforts at a historically accurate portrayal are, in the opinion of the speaker, inadequate. (For example, wearing a modern wristwatch with period costume.) The opposite of farb is "hard-core" (or hardcore), someone who is, in the opinion of the speaker, an "authenticity fanatic".
(archaic) Colour or paint, especially white paint, used on the face; makeup, war-paint.
* 1791 , John Whitaker, Rev. Gibbon’s Decline and Fall
(archaic) To paint, as the face or cheeks.
* Zachary Boyd
(archaic) To gloss over or embellish.
* 1606 , William Birnie, The blame of kirk-buriall
* 1816 , Sir Walter Scott, Tales of my Landlord
As nouns the difference between farb and fard
is that farb is (us) a historical reenactor (especially a us civil war reenactor) whose efforts at a historically accurate portrayal are, in the opinion of the speaker, inadequate (for example, wearing a modern wristwatch with period costume) the opposite of farb is "hard-core" (or hardcore), someone who is, in the opinion of the speaker, an "authenticity fanatic" while fard is a journey, a trip.farb
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(en noun)Derived terms
* farbyAnagrams
* ----fard
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Etymology 1
From (etyl), from (etyl), from (etyl) .Alternative forms
* ** faird * ** feardNoun
(-)- Painted with French fard .
Verb
(en verb)- The fairest are but farded like the face of Jezebel.
- Our funerals wherewith we but feard death.
- Nor will my conscience permit me to fard or daub over the causes of divine wrath.