FAIRS
Noun
fairs
plural of fair
Anagrams
• Farsi, Frias, RIFAs, fiars, rafsi
Source: Wiktionary
FAIR
Fair, a. [Compar. Fairer; superl. Fairest.] Etym: [OE. fair, fayer,
fager, AS. fæger; akin to OS. & OHG. fagar, Isel. fagr, Sw. fager,
Dan. faver, Goth. fagrs fit, also to E. fay, G. fügen, to fit. fegen
to sweep, cleanse, and prob. also to E. fang, peace, pact, Cf. Fang,
Fain, Fay to fit.]
1. Free from spots, specks, dirt, or imperfection; unblemished;
clean; pure.
A fair white linen cloth. Book of Common Prayer.
2. Pleasing to the eye; handsome; beautiful.
Who can not see many a fair French city, for one fair French made.
Shak.
3. Without a dark hue; light; clear; as, a fair skin.
The northern people large and fair-complexioned. Sir M. Hale.
4. Not overcast; cloudless; clear; pleasant; propitious; favorable; -
- said of the sky, weather, or wind, etc.; as, a fair sky; a fair
day.
You wish fair winds may waft him over. Prior.
5. Free from obstacles or hindrances; unobstructed; unincumbered;
open; direct; -- said of a road, passage, etc.; as, a fair mark; in
fair sight; a fair view.
The caliphs obtained a mighty empire, which was in a fair way to have
enlarged. Sir W. Raleigh.
6. (Shipbuilding)
Definition: Without sudden change of direction or curvature; smooth;
fowing; -- said of the figure of a vessel, and of surfaces, water
lines, and other lines.
7. Characterized by frankness, honesty, impartiality, or candor;
open; upright; free from suspicion or bias; equitable; just; -- said
of persons, character, or conduct; as, a fair man; fair dealing; a
fair statement. "I would call it fair play." Shak.
8. Pleasing; favorable; inspiring hope and confidence; -- said of
words, promises, etc.
When fair words and good counsel will not prevail on us, we must be
frighted into our duty. L' Estrange.
9. Distinct; legible; as, fair handwriting.
10. Free from any marked characteristic; average; middling; as, a
fair specimen.
The news is very fair and good, my lord. Shak.
Fair ball. (Baseball) (a) A ball passing over the home base at the
height called for by the batsman, and delivered by the pitcher while
wholly within the lines of his position and facing the batsman. (b) A
batted ball that falls inside the foul lines; -- called also a fair
hit.
– Fair maid. (Zoöl.) (a) The European pilchard (Clupea pilchardus)
when dried. (b) The southern scup (Stenotomus Gardeni). [Virginia] --
Fair one, a handsome woman; a beauty, -- Fair play, equitable or
impartial treatment; a fair or equal chance; justice.
– From fair to middling, passable; tolerable. [Colloq.] -- The fair
sex, the female sex.
Syn.
– Candid; open; frank; ingenuous; clear; honest; equitable;
impartial; reasonable. See Candid.
Fair, adv.
Definition: Clearly; openly; frankly; civilly; honestly; favorably;
auspiciously; agreeably. Fair and square, justly; honestly;
equitably; impartially. [Colloq.] -- To bid fair. See under Bid.
– To speak fair, to address with courtesy and frankness. [Archaic]
Fair, n.
1. Fairness, beauty. [Obs.] Shak.
2. A fair woman; a sweetheart.
I have found out a gift for my fair. Shenstone.
3. Good fortune; good luck.
Now fair befall thee ! Shak.
The fair, anything beautiful; women, collectively. "For slander's
mark was ever yet the fair." Shak.
Fair, v. t.
1. To make fair or beautiful. [Obs.]
Fairing the foul. Shak.
2. (Shipbuilding)
Definition: To make smooth and flowing, as a vessel's lines.
Fair, n. Etym: [OE. feire, OF. feire, F. foire, fr. L. fariae, pl.,
days of rest, holidays, festivals, akin to festus festal. See Feast.]
1. A gathering of buyers and sellers, assembled at a particular place
with their merchandise at a stated or regular season, or by special
appointment, for trade.
2. A festival, and sale of fancy articles. erc., usually for some
charitable object; as, a Grand Army fair.
3. A competitive exhibition of wares, farm products, etc., not
primarily for purposes of sale; as, the Mechanics' fair; an
agricultural fair. After the fair, Too late. [Colloq.]
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition