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Faints
() The impure spirit which comes over first and last in the distillation of whisky; -- the former being called the strong faints, and the latter, which is much more abundant, the weak faints. This crude spirit is much impregnated with fusel oil.
Fainty
() Feeble; languid.
Fair
() Free from spots, specks, dirt, or imperfection; unblemished; clean; pure.
Fair
() Pleasing to the eye; handsome; beautiful.
Fair
() Without a dark hue; light; clear; as, a fair skin.
Fair
() Not overcast; cloudless; clear; pleasant; propitious; favorable; -- said of the sky, weather, or wind, etc.; as, a fair sky; a fair day.
Fair
() 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.
Fair
() Without sudden change of direction or curvature; smooth; fowing; -- said of the figure of a vessel, and of surfaces, water lines, and other lines.
Fair
() 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.
Fair
() Pleasing; favorable; inspiring hope and confidence; -- said of words, promises, etc.
Fair
() Distinct; legible; as, fair handwriting.
Fair
() Free from any marked characteristic; average; middling; as, a fair specimen.
Fair
() Clearly; openly; frankly; civilly; honestly; favorably; auspiciously; agreeably.
Fair
() Fairness, beauty.
Fair
() A fair woman; a sweetheart.
Fair
() Good fortune; good luck.
Fair
() To make fair or beautiful.
Fair
() To make smooth and flowing, as a vessel's lines.
Fair
() 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.
Fair
() A festival, and sale of fancy articles. erc., usually for some charitable object; as, a Grand Army fair.
Fair
() A competitive exhibition of wares, farm products, etc., not primarily for purposes of sale; as, the Mechanics' fair; an agricultural fair.
Fair-haired
() Having fair or light-colored hair.
Fairhood
() Fairness; beauty.
Fairily
() In the manner of a fairy.
Fairing
() A present; originally, one given or purchased at a fair.
Fairish
() Tolerably fair.
Fair-leader
() A block, or ring, serving as a guide for the running rigging or for any rope.
Fairly
() In a fair manner; clearly; openly; plainly; fully; distinctly; frankly.
Fairly
() Favorably; auspiciously; commodiously; as, a town fairly situated for foreign traade.
Fairly
() Honestly; properly.
Fairly
() Softly; quietly; gently.
Fair-minded
() Unprejudiced; just; judicial; honest.
Fair-natured
() Well-disposed.
Fairness
() The state of being fair, or free form spots or stains, as of the skin; honesty, as of dealing; candor, as of an argument, etc.
Faair-spoken
() Using fair speech, or uttered with fairness; bland; civil; courteous; plausible.
Fairway
() The navigable part of a river, bay, etc., through which vessels enter or depart; the part of a harbor or channel ehich is kept open and unobstructed for the passage of vessels.
Fair-weather
() Made or done in pleasant weather, or in circumstances involving but little exposure or sacrifice; as, a fair-weather voyage.
Fair-weather
() Appearing only when times or circumstances are prosperous; as, a fair-weather friend.
Fair-world
() State of prosperity.
Fairies
() of Fairy
Fairy
() Enchantment; illusion.
Fairy
() The country of the fays; land of illusions.
Fairy
() An imaginary supernatural being or spirit, supposed to assume a human form (usually diminutive), either male or female, and to meddle for good or evil in the affairs of mankind; a fay. See Elf, and Demon.
Fairy
() An enchantress.
Fairy
() Of or pertaining to fairies.
Fairy
() Given by fairies; as, fairy money.
Fairyland
() The imaginary land or abode of fairies.
Fairylike
() Resembling a fairy, or what is made or done be fairies; as, fairylike music.
Faith
() Belief; the assent of the mind to the truth of what is declared by another, resting solely and implicitly on his authority and veracity; reliance on testimony.
Faith
() The assent of the mind to the statement or proposition of another, on the ground of the manifest truth of what he utters; firm and earnest belief, on probable evidence of any kind, especially in regard to important moral truth.
