farding
farding is the present participle and gerund of fard.
farding is the pronunciation spelling of farthing.
Meaning of fard
Verb
fard (third-person singular simple present fards, present participle farding, simple past and past participle farded)
- To paint, as the cheeks or face.
- The fairest are but farded like the face of Jezebel […]1856, Mark Napier, quoting Zachary Boyd, chapter XXXIII, in The Memoirs of the Marquis of Montrose, volume II, Edinburgh: Thomas G. Stevenson, […]; London: Hamilton, Adams & Co., →OCLC, footnote 1...
- To embellish or gloss over.
- For looke how far fellonie may glory in her fetters, so far may we in our funerals wherewith we but feard death. For as some Gentiles, where gold is vernaculous and plentifull, their catiues thogh therewith enchained, yet remaines catiues: so to vs, thogh our graue were of enamelled gold, yet it is...1606, William Birnie, “Against Seculare Pompe in Funerals”, in The Blame of Kirk-bvriall, Tending to Persvvade Cemiteriall Civilitie. […], Edinburgh: Printed by Robert Charteris, […], →OCLC...
Meaning of farthing
Noun
farthing (plural farthings)
- A quarter of any monetary unit or measure.
- Former British unit of currency worth one-quarter of an old penny; or a coin representing this.
- "Nay, Heaven forbid, indeed," quoth Robin, "that I should take from such as thee, jolly fellow! Not so much as one farthing would I take from thee, for I love a fair Saxon face like thine right well—more especially when it cometh from Locksley Town, and most especially when the man that owneth it...1883, Howard Pyle, chapter V, in The Merry Adventures of Robin Hood […], New York, N.Y.: […] Charles Scribner’s Sons […], →OCLC
- A very small quantity or value; the least possible amount.
- That period of infatuation was not unrelieved by a certain amount of self-introspection on my part. I kept account of every farthing I spent, and my expenses were carefully calculated. Every little item such as omnibus fares or postage or a couple of coppers spent on newspapers, would be entered...1927-29, M.K. Gandhi, The Story of My Experiments with Truth, translated 1940 by Mahadev Desai, Part I, Chapter xvi
- A division of land.
Forms of farding
| plural | fardings |
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Origin of farding
See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.
Questions about farding
- What is farding the present participle and gerund of?
- Farding is the present participle and gerund of fard.
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