Defn: A present; originally, one given or purchased at a fair. Gay.
Fairing box, a box receiving savings or small sums of money. Hannah
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FAIRISH
Fair"ish, a.
Defn: Tolerably fair. [Colloq.] W. D. Howells.
FAIR-LEADER
Fair"-lead`er, n. (Naut.)
Defn: A block, or ring, serving as a guide for the running rigging or for any rope.
FAIRLY
Fair"ly, adv.
1. In a fairmanner; clearly; openly; plainly; fully; distinctly; frankly. Even the nature of Mr. Dimmesdale's disease had never fairly been revealed to him. Hawthorne.
2. Favorably; auspiciously; commodiously; as, a town fairly situated for foreign traade.
3. Honestly; properly. Such means of comfort or even luxury, as lay fairly within their grasp. Hawthorne.
4. Softly; quietly; gently. [Obs.] Milton.