fay
1a fairy.
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faith.
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or Faye
a female given name, form of Faith.
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How to use fay in a sentence
Indeed, the name of all the corresponding fays in yet current German folk-lore is connected with holy wells.
The Younger Edda | SnorreSome of them fancied that what appears to be a beard might after all be the hair of one of the fays or Norns, tied round the chin.
The Younger Edda | SnorreIt was desirable that nothing ordinary should be offered, for the Fays are, as a rule, fastidious.
Prince Lazybones and Other Stories | Mrs. W. J. HaysBut we must beware of each step in these twilit recesses, for the fays of Brittany are not as those of other lands.
Legends & Romances of Brittany | Lewis SpenceIn them side by side with the knights and squires and ladies move fays and giants and werewolves.
Tales from the Old French | Various
British Dictionary definitions for fay (1 of 3)
/ (feɪ) /
a fairy or sprite
of or resembling a fay
informal pretentious or precious
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1British Dictionary definitions for fay (2 of 3)
/ (feɪ) /
to fit or be fitted closely or tightly
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2British Dictionary definitions for fay (3 of 3)
/ (feɪ) /
an obsolete word for faith
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