- a variation of Faial.
Fayal
Britishnoun
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Cathy Fayal, 43, who runs the shop, and has made such hair-raising set-pieces a speciality over the past few years, was unrepentant, despite protests that the display had "gone too far".
From The Guardian ● Oct. 27, 2010
Nearest port was at Fayal in the Azores, 700 miles away; Officer Trewsbury thought they had a fair chance of making it till he discovered how much of their boat's stores were ruined or missing.
From Time Magazine Archive
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One day last week the volcanic crust of the earth subsided under Fayal.
From Time Magazine Archive
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Premier Mussolini stayed up all night until he heard that Flyer de Pinedo's plane had been towed safely to Fayal, Azores.
From Time Magazine Archive
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The two quarrelled, however, and "Silveira" left Fayal and went to Terceira.
From The Chronicle of the Discovery and Conquest of Guinea Vol. II by Gomes Eannes de Zurara
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