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fay

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1. fay - Noun

2. fay - Adjective

3. fay - Verb

4. Fay - Proper noun

Meaning

A fairy; an elf.

Faith; as, by my fay.

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

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

Source: Webster's dictionary

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My next book is Scene by Scene: as Seen by Fay Wray. It'll be about different incidents. Just my feelings about quite a few people. Attitudes. My thoughts about the universe and simple things like that. Fay Wray

As soon as I had seen Fay Wray and spoken with her for a few minutes, I knew I had found the right girl. Erich von Stroheim

Fay has spirituality too, but she also has that very real sex appeal that takes hold of the hearts of men. Erich von Stroheim

By many, a rainbow appearing at the birth of a child is taken to be a favorable sign; but in Slavonic accounts a glance from the fay who sits at the foot of the rainbow, combing herself, brings death. Carl B. Boyer

Williamson threw his hands carefully up to heaven and snorted again. Apparently, everything Fay said served to confirm some judgment of mankind on his part. Algis Budrys

"Can I drive you down to your house?” The man flicked an expressive glance along the car's length and shook his head. "Thanks. I'll walk. There's still a law of averages.” And you can take that phrase and carve it on Humanity's headstone, Fay thought bitterly, but did not reply. Algis Budrys

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