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Noun [English]

IPA: /ˈfɛɹɪŋ/ [General-American], /ˈfɛəɹɪŋ/ [Received-Pronunciation] Forms: fairings [plural]
Rhymes: -ɛəɹɪŋ Etymology: From fair (“community gathering, market”). In the sense of food, because cakes and sweets were sold at fairs. Head templates: {{en-noun}} fairing (plural fairings)
  1. (now archaic) A gift or other souvenir bought at a fair. Tags: archaic
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  2. (now rare) A present, especially given by a lover. Tags: archaic
    Sense id: en-fairing-en-noun-dMiOMdnJ Categories (other): Terms with French translations, Terms with German translations Disambiguation of Terms with French translations: 6 13 29 35 15 2 Disambiguation of Terms with German translations: 5 13 30 35 13 3
  3. (Scotland, Ireland, now rare) Something that is deserved; one's deserts. Tags: Ireland, Scotland, archaic Categories (topical): Auto parts
    Sense id: en-fairing-en-noun-4OLeAd8X Disambiguation of Auto parts: 3 6 17 37 34 2 Categories (other): Irish English, Scottish English, Entries with translation boxes, Terms with French translations, Terms with German translations Disambiguation of Entries with translation boxes: 4 10 38 34 12 2 Disambiguation of Terms with French translations: 6 13 29 35 15 2 Disambiguation of Terms with German translations: 5 13 30 35 13 3
  4. A type of small gingerbread biscuit; a ginger nut. Categories (topical): Auto parts
    Sense id: en-fairing-en-noun-BEvXU4GR Disambiguation of Auto parts: 3 6 17 37 34 2 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Entries with translation boxes, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries, Terms with Bulgarian translations, Terms with French translations, Terms with German translations, Terms with Italian translations, Terms with Polish translations, Terms with Russian translations, Terms with Turkish translations Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 2 4 25 53 15 1 Disambiguation of Entries with translation boxes: 4 10 38 34 12 2 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 3 6 26 54 8 2 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 2 5 25 54 13 1 Disambiguation of Terms with Bulgarian translations: 5 13 26 39 13 4 Disambiguation of Terms with French translations: 6 13 29 35 15 2 Disambiguation of Terms with German translations: 5 13 30 35 13 3 Disambiguation of Terms with Italian translations: 5 10 27 41 14 3 Disambiguation of Terms with Polish translations: 5 15 25 32 19 3 Disambiguation of Terms with Russian translations: 5 10 31 39 13 2 Disambiguation of Terms with Turkish translations: 4 12 29 38 13 3
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Derived forms: Cornish fairing, get one's fairing
Etymology number: 1

Noun [English]

IPA: /ˈfɛɹɪŋ/ [General-American], /ˈfɛəɹɪŋ/ [Received-Pronunciation] Forms: fairings [plural]
Rhymes: -ɛəɹɪŋ Etymology: From fair (“to smoothen or even a surface”). Head templates: {{en-noun}} fairing (plural fairings)
  1. A structure on various parts of a vehicle, for example an aircraft, automobile, or motorcycle, that produces a smooth exterior and reduces drag. Categories (topical): Auto parts, Aviation Translations (aircraft fairing): обтекател (obtekatel) [masculine] (Bulgarian), carénage [masculine] (French), fuselage [masculine] (French), Verkleidung [feminine] (German), Schürze [feminine] (German), carenatura [feminine] (Italian), owiewka [feminine] (Polish), обтека́тель (obtekátelʹ) [masculine] (Russian), kaplama (Turkish)
    Sense id: en-fairing-en-noun-S~sfzqSG Disambiguation of Auto parts: 3 6 17 37 34 2 Disambiguation of Aviation: 8 17 13 17 37 7 Categories (other): Entries with translation boxes, Terms with French translations, Terms with German translations Disambiguation of Entries with translation boxes: 4 10 38 34 12 2 Disambiguation of Terms with French translations: 6 13 29 35 15 2 Disambiguation of Terms with German translations: 5 13 30 35 13 3
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 2

Verb [English]

IPA: /ˈfɛɹɪŋ/ [General-American], /ˈfɛəɹɪŋ/ [Received-Pronunciation]
Rhymes: -ɛəɹɪŋ Etymology: From fair (“to smoothen or even a surface”). Head templates: {{head|en|verb form}} fairing
  1. present participle and gerund of fair Tags: form-of, gerund, participle, present Form of: fair
    Sense id: en-fairing-en-verb-5EdhlBGm
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 2

Inflected forms

Alternative forms

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    "Terms with Turkish translations",
    "en:Auto parts",
    "en:Aviation"
  ],
  "etymology_number": 2,
  "etymology_text": "From fair (“to smoothen or even a surface”).",
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        "2": "verb form"
      },
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    "fair‧ing"
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  "pos": "verb",
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        {
          "word": "fair"
        }
      ],
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        "present participle and gerund of fair"
      ],
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          "fair#English"
        ]
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    {
      "ipa": "/ˈfɛɹɪŋ/",
      "tags": [
        "General-American"
      ]
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/ˈfɛəɹɪŋ/",
      "tags": [
        "Received-Pronunciation"
      ]
    },
    {
      "homophone": "faring"
    },
    {
      "rhymes": "-ɛəɹɪŋ"
    }
  ],
  "word": "fairing"
}

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    "Rhymes:English/ɛəɹɪŋ",
    "Rhymes:English/ɛəɹɪŋ/2 syllables",
    "Terms with Bulgarian translations",
    "Terms with French translations",
    "Terms with German translations",
    "Terms with Italian translations",
    "Terms with Polish translations",
    "Terms with Russian translations",
    "Terms with Turkish translations",
    "en:Auto parts",
    "en:Aviation"
  ],
  "etymology_number": 2,
  "etymology_text": "From fair (“to smoothen or even a surface”).",
  "forms": [
    {
      "form": "fairings",
      "tags": [
        "plural"
      ]
    }
  ],
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  ],
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  "lang_code": "en",
  "pos": "noun",
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      ],
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        {
          "ref": "1950 October, H. C. Casserley, “Locomotive Cavalcade, 1920-1950—4”, in Railway Magazine, page 660:",
          "text": "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.",
          "type": "quote"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "A structure on various parts of a vehicle, for example an aircraft, automobile, or motorcycle, that produces a smooth exterior and reduces drag."
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "aircraft",
          "aircraft"
        ],
        [
          "automobile",
          "automobile"
        ],
        [
          "motorcycle",
          "motorcycle"
        ],
        [
          "drag",
          "drag"
        ]
      ]
    }
  ],
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    {
      "ipa": "/ˈfɛɹɪŋ/",
      "tags": [
        "General-American"
      ]
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/ˈfɛəɹɪŋ/",
      "tags": [
        "Received-Pronunciation"
      ]
    },
    {
      "homophone": "faring"
    },
    {
      "rhymes": "-ɛəɹɪŋ"
    }
  ],
  "translations": [
    {
      "code": "bg",
      "lang": "Bulgarian",
      "roman": "obtekatel",
      "sense": "aircraft fairing",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "обтекател"
    },
    {
      "code": "fr",
      "lang": "French",
      "sense": "aircraft fairing",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "carénage"
    },
    {
      "code": "fr",
      "lang": "French",
      "sense": "aircraft fairing",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "fuselage"
    },
    {
      "code": "de",
      "lang": "German",
      "sense": "aircraft fairing",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "Verkleidung"
    },
    {
      "code": "de",
      "lang": "German",
      "sense": "aircraft fairing",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "Schürze"
    },
    {
      "code": "it",
      "lang": "Italian",
      "sense": "aircraft fairing",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "carenatura"
    },
    {
      "code": "pl",
      "lang": "Polish",
      "sense": "aircraft fairing",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "owiewka"
    },
    {
      "code": "ru",
      "lang": "Russian",
      "roman": "obtekátelʹ",
      "sense": "aircraft fairing",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "обтека́тель"
    },
    {
      "code": "tr",
      "lang": "Turkish",
      "sense": "aircraft fairing",
      "word": "kaplama"
    }
  ],
  "word": "fairing"
}

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