"fairing" meaning in English

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Noun

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. Etymology templates: {{m|en|fair|t=community gathering, market}} fair (“community gathering, market”) Head templates: {{en-noun}} fairing (plural fairings)
  1. (now archaic) A gift or other souvenir bought at a fair. Tags: archaic
    Sense id: en-fairing-en-noun-RSHGq1KS
  2. (now rare) A present, especially given by a lover. Tags: archaic
    Sense id: en-fairing-en-noun-dMiOMdnJ
  3. (Scotland, Ireland, now rare) Something that is deserved; one's deserts. Tags: Ireland, Scotland, archaic
    Sense id: en-fairing-en-noun-4OLeAd8X Categories (other): Irish English, Scottish English
  4. A type of small gingerbread biscuit; a ginger nut.
    Sense id: en-fairing-en-noun-BEvXU4GR
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Derived forms: Cornish fairing, get one's fairing
Etymology number: 1

Noun

IPA: /ˈfɛɹɪŋ/ [General-American], /ˈfɛəɹɪŋ/ [Received-Pronunciation] Forms: fairings [plural]
Rhymes: -ɛəɹɪŋ Etymology: From fair (“to smoothen or even a surface”). Etymology templates: {{m|en|fair|id=to smooth|t=to smoothen or even a surface}} 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 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: 6 12 10 5 59 9
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 2

Verb

IPA: /ˈfɛɹɪŋ/ [General-American], /ˈfɛəɹɪŋ/ [Received-Pronunciation]
Rhymes: -ɛəɹɪŋ Etymology: From fair (“to smoothen or even a surface”). Etymology templates: {{m|en|fair|id=to smooth|t=to smoothen or even a surface}} 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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        "Quotation templates to be cleaned"
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      "code": "tr",
      "lang": "Turkish",
      "sense": "aircraft fairing",
      "word": "kaplama"
    }
  ],
  "word": "fairing"
}

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