"fair off" meaning in English

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Verb

Forms: fairs off [present, singular, third-person], fairing off [participle, present], faired off [participle, past], faired off [past]
Head templates: {{en-verb|*}} fair off (third-person singular simple present fairs off, present participle fairing off, simple past and past participle faired off)
  1. (meteorology) Of weather: to clear. Categories (topical): Meteorology Synonyms: fair up

Inflected forms

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