fard

[ fahrd ]

noun

1. facial cosmetics.

verb (used with object)

1. to apply cosmetics to (the face).

fard

/ fɑːd /

noun

1. archaic.
   paint for the face, esp white paint

Word History and Origins

Origin of fard¹

1400–50; late Middle English < Middle French, Old French: noun derivative of farder to apply makeup, probably < Old Low Franconian *farwiđon to dye, color (compare Old High German farwjan, German färben )

Word History and Origins

Origin of fard¹

C15: from Old French farder to use facial cosmetics, of Germanic origin

Example Sentences

Like fasting during Ramadan, it is every Muslim’s Fard al-Ayn, or obligation, to be a guardian of the earth.

From New York Times

“I don’t believe Iraqi complaints and calls for suing Iran are justifiable,” said Fadaei Fard, who works on water resources and flood management at the Iranian Ministry of Energy.

From Los Angeles Times

The center’s founder, Jeff S. Fard, said he won’t browbeat people to get vaccinated.

From New York Times

“We don’t push mandates and Covid shaming,” said Mr. Fard, 55.

From New York Times

Although Islam had been practiced in the New World for centuries, a new permutation of African American Islam emerged in the 1930s, when a salesman named Wallace D. Fard founded the Nation of Islam in Detroit as a Black separatist movement with a doctrine that bears little resemblance to mainstream Islam.

From Los Angeles Times