a. [ OF. fauvel, favel, dim. of F. fauve; of German oigin. See Fallow, a. ] Yellow; fallow; dun. [ Obs. ] Wright. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. A horse of a favel or dun color. [ 1913 Webster ]

To curry favel. See To curry favor, under Favor, n. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. [ OF. favele, fr. L. fabella short fable, dim. of fabula. See Fable. ] Flattery; cajolery; deceit. [ Obs. ] Skeat. [ 1913 Webster ]

‖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 algæ. [ 1913 Webster ]