Fairhaven

[ fair-hey-vuh n ]

/ ˈfɛərˌheɪ vən /

noun

a city in SE Massachusetts.

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decorum

the act of or need for making up one's mind.

dignified propriety of behavior, speech, dress, etc.

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Example sentences from the Web for fairhaven

Fairhaven, originally a part of New Bedford, was incorporated as a separate township in 1812.
Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 10, Slice 2|Various
Grue, proprietors of the Wisconsin Grocery, rank as the foremost merchants of Fairhaven.
Scandinavians on the Pacific, Puget Sound|Thomas Ostenson Stine
Half of Fairhaven was made up of fishermen, and the rest were widows and the usual village contingent.
Little Journeys to the Homes of the Great, Volume 11 (of 14)|Elbert Hubbard
He also reduced part of the towns of Bedford and Fairhaven to ashes, in which some military and naval stores had been collected.
The Life of George Washington, Vol. 3 (of 5)|John Marshall

He rode through the gale into Fairhaven, thinking nothing of Mrs. Valentine's house, waiting on fate to show him the way.
Double Harness|Anthony Hope

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