fardel
Americannoun
noun
Etymology
Origin of fardel
First recorded in 1375–1425; late Middle English, from Anglo-French, Old French, from Old Provençal, equivalent to fard(a) “bundle” (ultimately derived from Arabic fardah “load”) + -el, from Latin -ellus; see -elle
Vocabulary lists containing fardel
Example Sentences
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No doubt this was true, and no doubt it braved her for the carrying of her boy's garnish, otherwise a risky fardel for a young woman.
From The Forest Lovers by Hewlett, Maurice Henry
He, who in the old days had shouldered with a smile responsibilities which would have set his elders sweating with apprehension, found the light weight of Gramarye a fardel to make him stagger.
From Anthony Lyveden by Yates, Dornford
I’ll but lay down my fardel, and then step o’er to poor Sens Bradbridge.”
From All's Well Alice's Victory by Lewin, M.
I observed one bringing in a fardel very carefully concealed under an old embroidered cloak, which, upon his throwing it into the heap, I discovered to be poverty.
From The Young Gentleman and Lady's Monitor, and English Teacher's Assistant by Moore, John Hamilton
I observed one bringing in a fardel, very carefully concealed under an old embroidered cloak, which, upon his throwing it into the heap, I discovered to be poverty.
From McGuffey's Sixth Eclectic Reader by McGuffey, William Holmes
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