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Found 2 hits - Term: fair ball, Database: *, Strategy: prefix
[1] : The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48
fair \fair\ f^ar, a. compar. fairer; superl. fairest.
   oe. fair, fayer, fager, as. faeger; akin to os.  ohg.
   fagar, icel. fagr, sw. fager, dan. faver, goth. fagrs fit,
   also to e. fay, g. f"ugen, to fit. fegen to sweep, cleanse,
   and prob. also to e. fang, peace, pact, cf. fang, fain,
   fay to fit.
   1. free from spots, specks, dirt, or imperfection;
      unblemished; clean; pure.
      1913 webster

            a fair white linen cloth.             --book of
                                                  common prayer.
      1913 webster

   2. pleasing to the eye; handsome; beautiful.
      1913 webster

            who can not see many a fair french city, for one
            fair french made.                     --shak.
      1913 webster

   3. without a dark hue; light; clear; as, a fair skin.
      1913 webster

            the northern people large and fair-complexioned.
                                                  --sir m. hale.
      1913 webster

   4. not overcast; cloudless; clear; pleasant; propitious;
      favorable; -- said of the sky, weather, or wind, etc.; as,
      a fair sky; a fair day.
      1913 webster

            you wish fair winds may waft him over. --prior.
      1913 webster

   5. free from obstacles or hindrances; unobstructed;
      unincumbered; open; direct; -- said of a road, passage,
      etc.; as, a fair mark; in fair sight; a fair view.
      1913 webster

            the caliphs obtained a mighty empire, which was in a
            fair way to have enlarged.            --sir w.
                                                  raleigh.
      1913 webster

   6. shipbuilding without sudden change of direction or
      curvature; smooth; flowing; -- said of the figure of a
      vessel, and of surfaces, water lines, and other lines.
      1913 webster

   7. characterized by frankness, honesty, impartiality, or
      candor; open; upright; free from suspicion or bias;
      equitable; just; -- said of persons, character, or
      conduct; as, a fair man; fair dealing; a fair statement.
      "i would call it fair play." --shak.
      1913 webster

   8. pleasing; favorable; inspiring hope and confidence; --
      said of words, promises, etc.
      1913 webster

            when fair words and good counsel will not prevail on
            us, we must be frighted into our duty. --l'
                                                  estrange.
      1913 webster

   9. distinct; legible; as, fair handwriting.
      1913 webster

   10. free from any marked characteristic; average; middling;
       as, a fair specimen.
       1913 webster

             the news is very fair and good, my lord. --shak.
       1913 webster

   fair ball. baseball
       a a ball passing over the home base at the height
           called for by the batsman, and delivered by the
           pitcher while wholly within the lines of his position
           and facing the batsman.
       b a batted ball that falls inside the foul lines; --
           called also a fair hit.

   fair maid. zool.
       a the european pilchard clupea pilchardus when
           dried.
       b the southern scup stenotomus gardeni. virginia
           

   fair one, a handsome woman; a beauty,

   fair play, equitable or impartial treatment; a fair or
      equal chance; justice.

   from fair to middling, passable; tolerable. colloq.

   the fair sex, the female sex.

   syn: candid; open; frank; ingenuous; clear; honest;
        equitable; impartial; reasonable. see candid.
        1913 webster
see also:
fairer fairest fang fain fay fair ball 
fair hit fair maid clupea pilchardus stenotomus gardeni fair one 
fair play from fair to middling the fair sex candid 
[2] : WordNet (r) 2.0
fair ball
     n : baseball a ball struck with the bat so that it stays
         between the lines the foul lines that define the width
         of the playing field ant: foul ball
see also:
foul ball 

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