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Pronunciation : Fay
Part of Speech : n.
Etymology : [F. f?e. See Fate, and cf. Fairy.]
Definition : Defn: A fairy; an elf. "Yellow-skirted fays." Milton.
Source : Webster's Unabridged Dictionary, 1913

Pronunciation : Fay
Part of Speech : n.
Etymology : [OF. fei, F. foi. See Faith.]
Definition : Defn: Faith; as, by my fay. [Obs.] Chaucer.
Source : Webster's Unabridged Dictionary, 1913

Pronunciation : Fay (fa)
Part of Speech : v.
Etymology : [OE. feien, v.t. & i., AS. fegan to join, unite; akin to OS. fogian, D. voegen, OHG. fuogen, G. f?gen, Sw. foga. See Fair, and cf. Fadge.] (Shipbuilding)
Definition : Defn: To fit; to join; to unite closely, as two pieces of wood, so as to make the surface fit together.

t. [imp. & p. p. fayed; p. pr. & vb. n. Faying.]
Source : Webster's Unabridged Dictionary, 1913

Pronunciation : Fay
Part of Speech : v.
Definition : Defn: 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.

i. (Shipbuilding)
Source : Webster's Unabridged Dictionary, 1913