fay

Founding-era definition · Webster's 1828 American Dictionary

FAY, noun A fairy; an elf. FAY, verb intransitive [See Fadge.] To fit; to suit; to unite closely with. [This is a contraction of the Teutonic word, and the same as fadge, which see. It is not an elegant word.]
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