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Free from spots, specks, dirt, or imperfection; unblemished; clean; pure. A fair white linen cloth. Book of Common Prayer.

A catch made by a player on side who makes a prescribed signal that he will not attempt to advance the ball when caught. He must not then be interfered with.

Having fair or light-colored hair.

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

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

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

Using fair speech, or uttered with fairness; bland; civil; courteous; plausible. "A marvelous fair-spoken man." Hooker.

n pleasant weather, or in circumstances involving but little exposure or sacrifice; as, a fair-weather voyage. Pope.

State of prosperity. [Obs.] They think it was never fair-world with them since. Milton.

Fairness; beauty. [Obs.] Foxe.

In the manner of a fairy. Numerous as shadows haunting fairily The brain. Keats.

A present; originally, one given or purchased at a fair. Gay. Fairing box, a box receiving savings or small sums of money. Hannah More.

Tolerably fair. [Colloq.] W. D. Howells.

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.

The state of being fair, or free form spots or stains, as of the skin; honesty, as of dealing; candor, as of an argument, etc.

The navigable part of a river, bay, etc., through which vessels enter or depart; the part of a harbor or channel ehich is kept open and unobstructed for the passage of vessels. Totten. the rough.

hantment; illusion. [Obs.] Chaucer. The God of her has made an end, And fro this worlde's fairy Hath taken her into company. Gower.

The imaginary land or abode of fairies.

Resembling a fairy, or what is made or done be fairies; as, fairylike music.

That which is done or is to be done; matter; concern; as, a difficult affair to manage; business of any kind, commercial, professional, or public; -- often in the plural. "At the head of affairs." Junius. "A talent for affairs." Prescott.