fay
IPA: fˈeɪ
noun
- A fairy.
- (US slang) A white person.
- An Anglo-Irish surname transferred from the nickname, Anglicized from de Fae a Norman family that settled in Ireland.
- A surname from Irish, anglicized from Ó Fiaich and Ó Fathaigh. (see Fahey.)
- A female given name, pet form of Faith or Frances; often used as a middle name.
verb
- (obsolete) To fit.
- (shipbuilding, transitive) To join (pieces of timber) tightly.
- (shipbuilding, intransitive) Of pieces of timber: to lie close together.
- (obsolete) To fadge.
- (dialectal) To cleanse; clean out.
adjective
- Fairy like.
- Fitted closely together.
- (US slang) White; white-skinned.
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Examples of "fay" in Sentences
- Fay is indeed the standard text.
- Fay and Goldblume also break up.
- Fay, here's the actual interview.
- Fay is an alternative word for fairy.
- Fay also worked in the newspaper industry.
- The Fay Islands are located in the channel.
- This is an extraordinary calling card by Fay.
- Fay and Sakura reach the top floor and stumble into the room of the Queen.
- Thanks for ordering some savon here. ébouriffé (e) (ay-boor-ee-fay) adjective
- We love them because all of us (my mom, husband, and I) can go and see what is on the agenda for the fay.
- "Are you coming to the blue moon?" called the fay, and his voice whistled and shrewed to them like the voice of a wind.
- The sharp reprimand was not lost upon her, and in time it came to pass that for "fay" she said "succeed"; that she no longer spoke of
- Those fearless enforcers of the law will probably lead two deputies and fifty TV cameramen into some strip club and arrest a few dancers. fay perseo
- The papers contained in the following colledion will, he is perfuaded, convince the public, that he has very much to fay, that is both ftriking and new.
- I think she is afraid of dealing with the financial crisis that every state is facing at this time ... she's giving up rather then facing the people ... classy as usual. fay
- Tiofe therefore that have obftrv'd the com - mon occafions of Duels, have not unfitly di - vided them between * Wine and Women j it being hard to fay which is the moft intoxi - cating and befotting.
- The pradlice of flowing fo many miferable crea - tures in one bed is to be aboliihcd, and furcly upon the beft of principles, for no man who reafons for a moment can hefi - tate to fay which is preferable, to make a few happy, or to render many com - pletely wretched.
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