fay Meaning, Definition & Usage

  1. noun a small being, human in form, playful and having magical powers
    fairy; faerie; faery; sprite.

WordNet

Fay noun
Etymology
F. fée. See Fate, and cf. Fairy.
Definitions
  1. A fairy; an elf. "Yellow-skirted fays." Milton.
Fay noun
Etymology
OF. fei, F. foi. See Faith.
Definitions
  1. Faith; as, by my fay. Obs. Chaucer.
Fay transitive verb
Etymology
OE. feien, v.t. & i., AS. fegan to join, unite; akin to OS. fogian, D. voegen, OHG. fuogen, G. fügen, Sw. foga. See Fair, and cf. Fadge.
Wordforms
imperfect & past participle fayed ; present participle & verbal noun Faying
Definitions
  1. (Shipbuilding) To fit; to join; to unite closely, as two pieces of wood, so as to make the surface fit together.
Fay intransitive verb
Definitions
  1. (Shipbuilding) To lie close together; to fit; to fadge; -- often with in, into, with, or together.

Webster 1913