Fay , v. i. (Shipbuilding) To lie close together; to fit; to fadge;
-- often with in, into, with, or together.
Faying surface, that surface of an
object which comes with another object to which it is fastened; -- said of plates, angle irons, etc., that are riveted together in shipwork.
Fay (fā), v. t. [imp. & p. p. fayed (?); p. pr. & vb. n.
Faying.]
[OE. feien, v.t. & i., AS. fēgan to
join, unite; akin to OS.
fōgian, D.
voegen, OHG. fuogen, G. fügen, Sw. foga. See Fair, and cf. Fadge.] (Shipbuilding) To fit; to join;
to unite closely, as two pieces of wood, so as to make the surface fit together.
Fay , n. [OF. fei, F. foi. See Faith.]
Faith; as, by
my fay. [Obs.]
Chaucer.
Fay (?), n. [F. fée.
See Fate, and cf. Fairy.]
A fairy; an elf. "Yellow-skirted
fays." Milton.
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