GNU Collaborative International Dictionary of English
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Fay (fā), n. [F. fée. See Fate, and cf. Fairy.] A fairy; an elf. “Yellow-skirted fays.” Milton.
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Fay, n. [OF. fei, F. foi. See Faith.] Faith; as, “by my fay”. [Obs.] Chaucer.
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Fay (fā), v. t. [imp. & p. p. fayed (fād); p. pr. & vb. n. Faying.] [OE. feien, v.t. & i., AS. fēgan to join, unite; akin to OS. fōgian, D. voegen, OHG. fuogen, G. fügen, Sw. foga. See Fair, and cf. Fadge.] (Shipbuilding) To fit; to join; to unite closely, as two pieces of wood, so as to make the surface fit together.
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Fay, v. i. (Shipbuilding) To lie close together; to fit; to fadge; -- often with in, into, with, or together.
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Faying surface, that surface of an object which comes with another object to which it is fastened; -- said of plates, angle irons, etc., that are riveted together in shipwork.
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