Fardel

3 definitions found

From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  Fardel \Far"del\, v. t.
     To make up in fardels. [Obs.] --Fuller.
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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:



  Fardel \Far"del\, n. [OF. fardel, F. fardeau; cf. Sp. fardel,
     fardillo, fardo, LL. fardellus; prob. fr. Ar. fard one of the
     two parts of an object divisible into two, hence, one of the
     two parts of a camel's load. Cf. {Furl}.]
     A bundle or little pack; hence, a burden. [Obs.] --Shak.
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           A fardel of never-ending misery and suspense.
                                                    --Marryat.
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From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:

  fardel
       n : a burden (figuratively in the form of a bundle)