fard UK /fɑːd/US /fɑɹd/verb 2adjective 1noun 3forms 3 verb2 •(no longer used) To paint, as the cheeks or face.The fairest are but farded like the face of Jezebel […] — 1856 •(no longer used) To embellish or gloss over.[Y]e handle this matter too tenderly, nor will my conscience permit me to fard or daub over the causes of divine wrath […] — 1816 adjective1 •Required as a matter of religious duty or obligation. noun3 •A commandment from Allah that a Muslim has to fulfill; a religious duty or obligation. •(Pakistan) A document attesting to the owner of a property. •(no longer used) Colour or paint, especially white paint, used on the face; makeup, war-paint. formsfarded · farding · fards
