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- n a traveling show; having sideshows and rides and games of skill etc.
- n gathering of producers to promote business
world fair
trade fair
book fair - n a competitive exhibition of farm products
she won a blue ribbon for her baking at the county fair - n a sale of miscellany; often for charity
- v join so that the external surfaces blend smoothly
- a free from favoritism or self-interest or bias or deception; conforming with established standards or rules
a fair referee
fair deal
on a fair footing
a fair fight
by fair means or foul - s not excessive or extreme
a fairish income - s very pleasing to the eye
young fair maidens - a (of a baseball) hit between the foul lines
he hit a fair ball over the third base bag - s lacking exceptional quality or ability
only a fair performance of the sonata
in fair health - s attractively feminine
the fair sex - s (of a manuscript) having few alterations or corrections
fair copy - s gained or earned without cheating or stealing
an fair penny - s free of clouds or rain
today will be fair and warm - s (used of hair or skin) pale or light-colored;
a fair complexion - r in conformity with the rules or laws and without fraud or cheating
they played fairly - r without favoring one party, in a fair evenhanded manner
deal fairly with one another
- Vancouver's world's fair sparks a building and tourist boom.
- They laughed when a brave band of Seattle promoters sat down to play that great marketing game called "world's fair.
- The carillon thereupon chimed out the fair's theme song, "The Bells of Treasure Island.