Associations to the word «Fairings»
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Adjective
Wiktionary
FAIRING, verb. Present participle of fair
FAIRING, noun. A structure on various parts of a vehicle, for example an aircraft, automobile, or motorcycle, that produces a smooth exterior and reduces drag
FAIRING, noun. A present; originally, one given or purchased at a fair. (Uncommon)
FAIRING, noun. Also in old Scots (at least), like 'fare' simply something edible, as in Lady Nairne's "Caller Herrin'" or in Burns's "Tam o' Shanter"; Tam is warned that the witches will "get thy fairin', in Hell they'll roast thee like a herrin'". Like Cornish fairings, but Lady Nairne's usage is not exactly an "edible treat"
Wise words
The most important things are the hardest things to say.
They are the things you get ashamed of because words
diminish your feelings - words shrink things that seem
timeless when they are in your head to no more than living
size when they are brought out.