fairing

== English == === Pronunciation === (General American) IPA(key): /ˈfɛɹɪŋ/ (Received Pronunciation) IPA(key): /ˈfɛəɹɪŋ/ Homophone: faring Rhymes: -ɛəɹɪŋ Hyphenation: fair‧ing === Etymology 1 === From fair (“community gathering, market”). In the sense of food, because cakes and sweets were sold at fairs. ==== Noun ==== fairing (plural fairings) (now archaic) A gift or other souvenir bought at a fair. [from 16th c.] (now rare) A present, especially given by a lover. [from 16th c.] (Scotland, Ireland, now rare) Something that is deserved; one's deserts. [from 18th c.] A type of small gingerbread biscuit; a ginger nut. [from 19th c.] ===== Derived terms ===== Cornish fairing get one's fairing ===== Descendants ===== → Irish: féirín (“gift box”) → Welsh: fferins (“sweets, candy”) === Etymology 2 === From fair (“to smoothen or even a surface”). ==== Verb ==== fairing present participle and gerund of fair ==== Noun ==== fairing (plural fairings) 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). [from 20th c.] ===== Translations ===== === See also === fairing on Wikipedia.Wikipedia === References === “fairing”, in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: G. & C. Merriam, 1913, →OCLC. James A. H. Murray et al., editors (1884–1928), “Fairing”, in A New English Dictionary on Historical Principles (Oxford English Dictionary), volume IV (F–G), London: Clarendon Press, →OCLC, page 29, column 1. === Anagrams === Firangi, argifin, firangi