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• Fair maid — Maid Maid, n. [Shortened from maiden. ?. See {Maiden}.] 1. An unmarried woman; usually, a young unmarried woman; esp., a girl; a virgin; a maiden. [1913 Webster] Would I had died a maid, And never seen thee, never borne thee son. Shak. [1913… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

• Fair maid — Fair Fair (f[^a]r), a. [Compar. {Fairer}; superl. {Fairest}.] [OE. fair, fayer, fager, AS. f[ae]ger; akin to OS. & OHG. fagar, Icel. fagr, Sw. fager, Dan. faver, Goth. fagrs fit, also to E. fay, G. f[ u]gen, to fit. fegen to sweep, cleanse, and… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

• fair maid — noun Etymology: by folk etymology from fumado : a scup (Stenotomus aculeatus) * * * fair maid, 1. U.S. Dialect. a scup or porgy. 2. British Dialect. a dried or smoked pilchard …   Useful english dictionary

• Fair Maid of February — Fair Maid of February, = snowdrop. (Cf. ↑snowdrop) …   Useful english dictionary

• fair maid — dried pilchard (southwest England) …   Dictionary of ichthyology

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• The Fair Maid of the West — The Fair Maid of the West, or a Girl Worth Gold, Parts 1 and 2 is a work of English Renaissance drama, a two part play written by Thomas Heywood that was first published in 1631. [Thomas Heywood, The Fair Maid of the West Parts I and II , edited… …   Wikipedia

• The Fair Maid of Perth — infobox Book | name = The Fair Maid of Perth orig title = translator = author = Sir Walter Scott cover artist = country = Scotland language = English, Lowland Scots series = Chronicles of the Canongate; Waverley Novels genre = Historical novel… …   Wikipedia

• The Fair Maid of the Inn — is an early 17th century stage play, a comedy in the canon of John Fletcher and his collaborators. It was originally published in the first Beaumont and Fletcher folio of 1647. Uncertainties of the play s date, authorship, and sources make it one …   Wikipedia

• Margaret Douglas, Fair Maid of Galloway — Margaret Douglas, Countess of Douglas known as the Fair Maid of Galloway (died c. 1474) was a Scottish noblewoman, a member of the Black Douglas family towards the end of the family s position as a major force in Scotland. She was the daughter of …   Wikipedia

• Eleanor, Fair Maid of Brittany — Infobox British Royalty princess name = Eleanor title = called Fair Maid of Brittany royal house =House of Plantagenet father = Geoffrey II, Duke of Brittany mother = Constance, Duchess of Brittany date of birth = c. 1184–5 date of death = death… …   Wikipedia