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Beautiful, of a pleasing appearance, with a pure and fresh quality.
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Monday's child is fair of face.
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Unblemished (figuratively or literally); clean and pure; innocent.
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After scratching out and replacing various words in the manuscript, he scribed a fair copy to send to the publisher.
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Light in color, pale, particularly with regard to skin tone but also referring to blond hair.
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She had fair hair and blue eyes.
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Just, equitable.
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He must be given a fair trial.
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Adequate, reasonable, or decent.
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The patient was in a fair condition after some treatment.
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(of a wind) Favorable to a ship's course.
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Not overcast; cloudless; clear; pleasant; propitious; said of the sky, weather, or wind, etc.
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a fair sky; a fair day
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Free from obstacles or hindrances; unobstructed; unencumbered; open; direct; said of a road, passage, etc.
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a fair mark; in fair sight; a fair view
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Without sudden change of direction or curvature; smooth; flowing; said of the figure of a vessel, and of surfaces, water lines, and other lines.
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Between the baselines.
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(of a catch) Taken direct from an opponent's foot, without the ball touching the ground or another player.
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(of a ball delivered by the bowler) Not a no-ball.
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Of a coin or die, having equal chance of landing on any side, unbiased.