Definitions

from The Century Dictionary.

  • Fallow; yellow; dun.
  • noun A dun horse (like bayard, a bay).
  • noun Flattery; cajolery.

from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.

  • adjective obsolete Yellow; fallow; dun.
  • noun obsolete Flattery; cajolery; deceit.
  • noun A horse of a favel or dun color.
  • noun See To curry favor, under Favor, n.

from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License.

  • noun obsolete flattery; cajolery; deceit

Etymologies

from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License

Old French favele, from Latin fabella short fable, diminutive of fabula. See fable.

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  • One for the horse and/or color listers.

    November 28, 2012