FAY - 16 definitions found
fay n 1: a small being, human in form, playful and having magical powers [syn: fairy, faery, faerie, fay, sprite] fay yaf Merriam-Webster's Collegiate Dictionary, 11th Edition (2003) fay I. verb Etymology: Middle English feien, from Old English fēgan; akin to Old High German fuogen to fit, Latin pangere to fasten — more at pact Date: before 12th century to fit or join closely or tightly II. noun Etymology: Middle English fai, fei, from Anglo-French feid, fei — more at faith Date: 13th century obsolete faith III. noun Etymology: Middle English faie, from Anglo-French fee — more at fairy Date: 14th century fairy, elf IV. adjective Date: 14th century resembling an elf V. noun Date: 1927 ofay Oxford English Reference Dictionary
English Explanatory Dictionary fay ̈ɪfeɪ n. literary a fairy. [ME f. OF fae, faie f. L fata (pl.) the Fates] Big Comprehensive Abbreviation Dictionary FAY Big Comprehensive Abbreviation Dictionary fay Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) Fay \Fay\, n. [F. f['e]e. See Fate, and cf. Fairy.] A fairy; an elf. ``Yellow-skirted fays.'' --Milton. Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) Fay \Fay\, n. [OF. fei, F. foi. See Faith.] Faith; as, by my fay. [Obs.] --Chaucer. Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) 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. Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) Fay \Fay\, v. i. (Shipbuilding) 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. FAY Fay, OK Zip code(s): 73646 Soule\'s Dictionary of English Synonyms fay I. n. Fairy, elf. II. v. a. Fit, joint, join closely. III. v. n. Fit, lie close, make a good joint. Moby Thesaurus II by Grady Ward, 1.0 30 Moby Thesaurus words for "fay": Ariel, Befind, Corrigan, Finnbeara, Mab, Oberon, Titania, banshee, brownie, cluricaune, dwarf, elf, fairy, fairy queen, gnome, goblin, gremlin, hob, imp, kobold, leprechaun, ouphe, peri, pixie, pooka, puca, pwca, sprite, sylph, sylphid |
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