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Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary · 1913

Favel

Fa′vel (fā′vĕl), a. [OF. fauvel, favel, dim. of F. fauve; of German oigin. See Fallow, a.] Yellow; fal?ow; dun. [Obs.] Wright.

Fa′vel, n. A horse of a favel or dun color.

To curry favel. See To curry favor, under Favor, n.

Fa′vel, n. [OF. favele, fr. L. fabella short fable, dim. of fabula. See Fable.] Flattery; cajolery; deceit. [Obs.] Skeat.

Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, Noah Porter, editor (Springfield, Mass.: G. & C. Merriam, 1913). Public domain. Text as transcribed by MICRA, Inc., from Project Gutenberg. Changed for Deep Dive Bible: Greek, which our source spelled in Latin letters, set in Greek letters; entries of one spelling merged into one article.