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favel (gcide) | favel \fa"vel\ (f[=a]"v[e^]l), a. [OF. fauvel, favel, dim. of F.
fauve; of German oigin. See Fallow, a.]
Yellow; fallow; dun. [Obs.] --Wright.
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favel (gcide) | favel \fa"vel\, n.
A horse of a favel or dun color.
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To curry favel. See To curry favor, under Favor, n.
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favel (gcide) | favel \fa"vel\, n. [OF. favele, fr. L. fabella short fable, dim.
of fabula. See Fable.]
Flattery; cajolery; deceit. [Obs.] --Skeat.
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favella (gcide) | favella \fa*vel"la\, n. [NL., prob. from L. favus a honeycomb.]
(Bot.)
A group of spores arranged without order and covered with a
thin gelatinous envelope, as in certain delicate red alg[ae].
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To curry favel (gcide) | favel \fa"vel\, n.
A horse of a favel or dun color.
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To curry favel. See To curry favor, under Favor, n.
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