Found 2 items, similar to Faroes.
English → English (WordNet)
Definition: Faroes
Faroes
n 1: a self-governing colony that is a possession of Denmark in
the Faroe Islands [syn:
Faroe Islands,
Faeroe Islands,
Faeroes]
2: a group of 21 volcanic islands in the North Atlantic between
Iceland and the Shetland Islands [syn:
Faroe Islands,
Faeroe Islands
,
Faeroes]
English → English (gcide)
Definition: Faro
Faro
\Far"o\, n. [Said to be so called because the Egyptian king
Pharaoh was formerly represented upon one of the cards.]
A gambling game at cards, in which all the other players play
against the dealer or banker, staking their money upon the
order in which the cards will lie and be dealt from the pack.
[1913 Webster]
Faro bank, the capital which the proprietor of a faro table
ventures in the game; also, the place where a game of faro
is played. --Hoyle.
[1913 Webster]