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Fard vs Pard - What's the difference?

fard | pard |

As nouns the difference between fard and pard

is that fard is a journey, a trip while pard is a leopard; a panther or pard can be (colloquial) chap; fellow; (used as a friendly appellation).

fard

English

Etymology 1

From (etyl), from (etyl), from (etyl) .

Alternative forms

* ** faird * ** feard

Noun

(-)
  • (archaic) Colour or paint, especially white paint, used on the face; makeup, war-paint.
  • * 1791 , John Whitaker, Rev. Gibbon’s Decline and Fall
    • Painted with French fard .

    Verb

    (en verb)
  • (archaic) To paint, as the face or cheeks.
  • * Zachary Boyd
    • The fairest are but farded like the face of Jezebel.
  • (archaic) To gloss over or embellish.
  • * 1606 , William Birnie, The blame of kirk-buriall
    • Our funerals wherewith we but feard death.
  • * 1816 , Sir Walter Scott, Tales of my Landlord
    • Nor will my conscience permit me to fard or daub over the causes of divine wrath.

    Etymology 2

    See the etymology at ferd. Closely cognate to Scots faird.

    Alternative forms

    * ** farde * ** ferde * (Scottish) ** faird

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • (obsolete) Force of movement, impetus, rush, violent onset.

    • Etymology 3

    From (etyl) .

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • (lb) A commandment from Allah that a Muslim has to fulfill
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    pard

    English

    Etymology 1

    From (etyl)

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • A leopard; a panther.

    • Etymology 2

    From , by shortening.

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • (colloquial) Chap; fellow; (Used as a friendly appellation)