Source : Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913)

Favel \Fa"vel\, a. [OF. fauvel, favel, dim. of F. fauve; of
   German oigin. See {Fallow}, a.]
   Yellow; fal?ow; dun. [Obs.] --Wright.

Favel \Fa"vel\, n.
   A horse of a favel or dun color.

   {To curry favel}. See {To curry favor}, under {Favor}, n.

Favel \Fa"vel\, n. [OF. favele, fr. L. fabella short fable, dim.
   of fabula. See {Fable}.]
   Flattery; cajolery; deceit. [Obs.] --Skeat.