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Navel vs Favel - What's the difference?

navel | favel |

As nouns the difference between navel and favel

is that navel is the indentation or bump remaining in the abdomen of mammals where the umbilical cord was attached before birth while favel is flattery; cajolery; deceit.

As an adjective favel is

yellow or dun in colour.

navel

English

(wikipedia navel)

Alternative forms

* (l) (obsolete)

Noun

(en noun)
  • (anatomy) The indentation or bump remaining in the abdomen of mammals where the umbilical cord was attached before birth.
  • The central part or point of anything; the middle.
    • Within the navel of this hideous wood, / Immured in cypress shades, a sorcerer dwells. — Milton.
  • (historical) An eye on the underside of a carronade for securing it to a carriage.

    • Synonyms

    * belly button (colloquial) * umbilicus

    Derived terms

    * navel-gazing * navel orange

    See also

    * innie * outie

    Anagrams

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    favel

    English

    Etymology 1

    (etyl) favele, from (etyl) fabella short fable, diminutive of (fabula). See (fable).

    Noun

  • (obsolete) flattery; cajolery; deceit
    • (Skeat)

    Etymology 2

    (etyl) fauvel, favel, diminutive of (etyl) fauve; of German oigin. See fallow (adjective).

    Adjective

    (en adjective)
  • yellow or dun in colour
    • (Wright)

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • A horse of a favel or dun colour.
    • (Webster 1913)