FAYER

FAY

Fay, n. Etym: [F. fée. See Fate, and cf. Fairy.]

Definition: A fairy; an elf. "Yellow-skirted fays." Milton.

Fay, n. Etym: [OF. fei, F. foi. See Faith.]

Definition: Faith; as, by my fay. [Obs.] Chaucer.

Fay (fa), v. t. [imp. & p. p. fayed; p. pr. & vb. n. Faying.] Etym: [OE. feien, v.t. & i., AS. fegan to join, unite; akin to OS. fogian, D. voegen, OHG. fuogen, G. fĂĽgen, Sw. foga. See Fair, and cf. Fadge.] (Shipbuilding)

Definition: To fit; to join; to unite closely, as two pieces of wood, so as to make the surface fit together.

Fay, v. i. (Shipbuilding)

Definition: To lie close together; to fit; to fadge; -- often with in, into, with, or together. 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.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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