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fairing

noun
/ˈfɛɹɪŋ/US/ˈfɛəɹɪŋ/UK

Etymology

From fair (“community gathering, market”). In the sense of food, because cakes and sweets were sold at fairs.

Definitions

  1. A gift or other souvenir bought at a fair.

    • She told me she was on her way to the fair in Bolzano and assumed I was going there too. Should we meet there, I must buy her a fairing [translating Jahrmarkt].

  2. A present, especially given by a lover.

  3. Something that is deserved

    Something that is deserved; one's deserts.

  4. ›+ 3 more definitions

    1. A type of small gingerbread biscuit

      A type of small gingerbread biscuit; a ginger nut.

    2. present participle and gerund of fair

    3. A covering on various parts of a vehicle, for example an aircraft, automobile, or…

      A covering on various parts of a vehicle, for example an aircraft, automobile, or motorcycle, that streamlines it (i.e., produces a smooth exterior and reduces drag).

      • The fairing over the driving motion of this engine, and of the 4-6-2s, was removed subsequently, to give greater accessibility to the working parts.
      • To improve the appearance of the stepped roof a glass-fibre fairing, moulded to the corner radius, extends for the full length between the two cabs.

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sense glosses and etymology drawn from English Wiktionary · source · CC-BY-SA