Definition of fays Fays
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What does fays mean?
Wiktionary 
- fays (Noun)
Plural of fay.
Part of speech
🔤- fays, noun, plural of fay.
WordNet
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| fay - a small being, human in form, playful and having magical powers | ||
| fairy, faery, faerie, sprite | ||
| spiritual being, supernatural being an incorporeal being believed to have powers to affect the course of human events | ||
| gremlin, elf, imp, pixie, pixy, brownie, hob (folklore) fairies that are somewhat mischievous | ||
| fairy godmother a female character in some fairy stories who has magical powers and can bring unexpected good fortune to the hero or heroine | ||
| gnome, dwarf a short pithy saying expressing a general truth | ||
| morgan le fay (Arthurian legend) a wicked enchantress who was the half sister and enemy of King Arthur | ||
| robin goodfellow, puck a vulcanized rubber disk 3 inches in diameter that is used instead of a ball in ice hockey | ||
| oberson (Middle Ages) the king of the fairies and husband of Titania in medieval folklore | ||
| titania (Middle Ages) the queen of the fairies in medieval folklore | ||
| tooth fairy a fairy that is said to leave money at night under a child's pillow to compensate for a baby tooth falling out | ||
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Wiktionary
Webster DictionaryWebster's Unabridged Dictionary 📘
- fay (n.)
A fairy; an elf. - fay (n.)
Faith; as, by my fay. - fay (v. t.)
To fit; to join; to unite closely, as two pieces of wood, so as to make the surface fit together. - fay (v. i.)
To lie close together; to fit; to fadge; -- often with in, into, with, or together.
Chambers DictionaryChamber's 20th Century Dictionary 📕
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fay
fā, n. a fairy. [O. Fr. fee—L. fata, a fairy—L. fatum, fate.] -
fay
fā, n. (Shak.) faith -
fay
fā, v.i. to fit, unite closely.—v.t. to fit together closely. [A.S. fégan; Ger. fügen.] -
fay
Fey, fā, v.t. (prov.) to clean out, as a ditch
Sailor's Word-BookThe Sailor's Word-Book ⛵
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fay
To fit any two pieces of wood, so as to join close and fair together; the plank is said to fay to the timbers, when it lies so close to them that there shall be no perceptible space between them. -
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A plundering incursion.
Part of speech
🔤- fay, noun, singular of fays.
- fay, adjective.
