From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:
Fay \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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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:
Fay \Fay\, n. [F. f['e]e. See {Fate}, and cf. {Fairy}.]
A fairy; an elf. "Yellow-skirted fays." --Milton.
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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:
Fay \Fay\, n. [OF. fei, F. foi. See {Faith}.]
Faith; as, by my fay. [Obs.] --Chaucer.
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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:
Fay \Fay\ (f[=a]), v. t. [imp. & p. p. {fayed}; p. pr. & vb. n.
{Faying}.] [OE. feien, v.t. & i., AS. f[=e]gan to join,
unite; akin to OS. f[=o]gian, D. voegen, OHG. fuogen, G.
f["u]gen, 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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From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
fay
n 1: a small being, human in form, playful and having magical
powers [syn: {fairy}, {faery}, {faerie}, {fay}, {sprite}]
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