Definition of Favella

1. n. A group of spores arranged without order and covered with a thin gelatinous envelope, as in certain delicate red algæ.

Definition of Favella

1. favela [n -S] - See also: favela

Medical Definition of Favella

1. A group of spores arranged without order and covered with a thin gelatinous envelope, as in certain delicate red algae. Origin: NL, prob. From L. Favus a honeycomb. Source: Websters Dictionary (01 Mar 1998)

Lexicographical Neighbors of Favella

fauxtograph
fauxtographs
fauxtography
fav
fava
fava bean
favaginous
favas
fave
favel
favela
favelas
favelet
favelets
favell
favella (current term)
favellas
faveolate
faver
faves
favest
favic chandeliers
favicon
favicons
favid
favillous
favisms
favonian
favor
favor'd

Literary usage of Favella

Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:

1. Dizionario italiano ed inglese: = A Dictionary Italian and English ...by Ferdinando Altieri by Ferdinando Altieri (1726)
"favella [linguaggio. idioma particolare}- language, idiom, ... Tener la favella ad uno [non volergli piu favellare] rut to ¡peat to one. ..."

2. An Anthology of Italian Poems: 13th-19th Century by Lorna de'. Lucchi (1922)
"Pur di me manco infelice tu alle penne almen t'affidi, scorri il lago e la pendice, empi l'aria de' tuoi gridi, tutto il giorno in tua favella lui chiamando ..."

3. I Poeti Italiani: Selections from the Italian Poets : Forming an Historical by Carlo Arrivabene (1855)
"Piangi, piangi in tua favella, Pellegrina rondinella. Pur di me manco infelice Tu alle penne almen t'affidi, Scorri il lago e la pendice, Empi 1' aria de' ..."

4. Publications by Western Reserve Historical Society (1892)
"Che vuoi dirmi in tua favella, Pellegrina rondinella. Solitària nell' oblio, Dal tuo sposo abbandonata, Piangi forse al pianto mio Vedovella ..."

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