fair : Idioms & Phrases

• Too late. Colloq.

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• noun fair organized by publishers or booksellers to promote the sale of books
  bookfair.
  
• noun bazaar at which books are sold or auctioned off in order to raise funds for a worthy cause
  bookfair.
  

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• noun a fair at which objects made by craftsmen are offered for sale
  

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• justly; honestly; equitably; impartially. Colloq.

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• noun (baseball) a ball struck with the bat so that it stays between the lines (the foul lines) that define the width of the playing field
  

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• . (Baseball) (a) A ball passing over the home base at the height called for by the batsman, and delivered by the pitcher while wholly within the lines of his position and facing the batsman. (b) A batted ball that falls inside the foul lines; called also a fair hit.

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• noun (American football) a catch of a punt on the fly by a defensive player who has signalled that he will not run and so should not be tackled
  

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• noun a reasonable probability of success
  sporting chance.
  

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• noun a clean copy of a corrected draft
  

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• noun fair treatment
  square deal.
  

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• noun a person who is the aim of an attack (especially a victim of ridicule or exploitation) by some hostile person or influence
  prey; target; quarry.
  
  • he fell prey to muggers
  • everyone was fair game
  • the target of a manhunt

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• noun a hearing that is granted in extraordinary situations where the normal judicial process would be inadequate to secure due process because the person would be harmed or denied their rights before a judicial remedy became available (as in deportation or loss of welfare benefits)
  

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• . (Zoöl.) (a) The European pilchard (Clupea pilchardus) when dried. (b) The southern scup (Stenotomus Gardeni). [Virginia]

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• a handsome woman; a beauty,

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• equitable or impartial treatment; a fair or equal chance; justice.

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• noun women as a class
  womanhood; woman.
  
  • it's an insult to American womanhood
  • woman is the glory of creation
  • the fair sex gathered on the veranda

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• adjective satellite about average; acceptable
  adequate; passable; tolerable.
  
  • more than adequate as a secretary

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• noun trade that satisfies certain criteria on the supply chain of the goods involved, usually including fair payment for producers; often with other social and environmental considerations
  
• noun trade that is conducted legally
  

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• noun the conditions under which you can use material that is copyrighted by someone else without paying royalties
  

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• noun moderate weather; suitable for outdoor activities
  temperateness; sunshine.
  

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• adjective satellite just and honest
  

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• adjective satellite favorite
  blue-eyed; white-haired.
  
  • the fair-haired boy of the literary set

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Fair"-haired` adjective

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1. Having fair or light-colored hair.

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Fair"-lead`er noun

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1. (Naut.) A block, or ring, serving as a guide for the running rigging or for any rope.

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• noun rosette-forming perennial having compact panicles of white flowers; Europe
  meadow saxifrage; Saxifraga granulata.
  

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• adjective satellite of a person; just and impartial; not prejudiced
  

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Fair"-mind`ed adjective

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1. Unprejudiced; just; judicial; honest. -- Fair"*mind`ed*ness, n.

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• noun ability to make judgments free from discrimination or dishonesty
  candor; candour; fairness.
  

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Fair"-na`tured adjective

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1. Well-disposed. "A fair-natured prince." Ford.

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• noun formerly a state law that protected manufacturers from price-cutting by allowing them to set minimum retail prices for their merchandise; eliminated by the United States Congress in 1975
  

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• noun an agreement (illegal in the United States) between the manufacturer of a trademarked item of merchandise and its retail distributors to sell the item at a price at or above the price set by the manufacturer
  

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Fair"-weath`er adjective

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1. Made or done in pleasant weather, or in circumstances involving but little exposure or sacrifice; as, a fair-weather voyage. Pope.
2. Appearing only when times or circumstances are prosperous; as, a fair-weather friend.

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Fair"-world` noun

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1. State of prosperity. Obs.

   They think it was never fair-world with them since. Milton.

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• a fair at which articles of fancy and ornament are sold, generally for some charitable purpose.

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• passable; tolerable. Colloq.

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Set"-fair` noun

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1. In plastering, a particularly good troweled surface. Knight.

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• . See Statute, n., 3, above.

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• anything beautiful; women, collectively. "For slander's mark was ever yet the fair."

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• the female sex.

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• to offer a good prospect; to make fair promise; to seem likely.

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• to flatter; to give flattering representations. R.

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• to address with courtesy and frankness. Archaic

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• noun a vain and frivolous lifestyle especially in large cities
  

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