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fay (?), n. [F. fe. See Fate, and cf. Fairy.] A fairy; an elf. Yellow-skirted fays. Milton.[1913 Webste... [More]

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fay	(?), n. [F. fe. See Fate, and cf. Fairy.] A fairy; an elf. Yellow-skirted fays. Milton. [1913 Webster]
fay	, n. [OF. fei, F. foi. See Faith.] Faith; as, by my fay. [Obs.] Chaucer. [1913 Webster]
fay	(f), v. t. [imp. & p. p. fayed (?); p. pr. & vb. n. Faying.] [OE. feien, v.t. & i., AS. fgan to join, unite; akin to OS. fgian, D. voegen, OHG. fuogen, G. fgen, Sw. foga. See Fair, and cf. Fadge.] (Shipbuilding) To fit; to join; to unite closely, as two pieces of wood, so as to make the surface fit together. [1913 Webster]
fay	, v. i. (Shipbuilding) To lie close together; to fit; to fadge; -- often with in, into, with, or together. [1913 Webster] Faying surface, that surface of an object which comes with another object to which it is fastened; -- said of plates, angle irons, etc., that are riveted together in shipwork. [1913 Webster]