fancy fair
fancy fair noun: a fair at which mostly decorative articles are sold, generally for charitable ends.
Noun
fancy fair (plural fancy fairs)
- A fair at which mostly decorative articles are sold, generally for charitable ends.
- "A fancy fair is a new kind of charity, my lord; or, strictly speaking, a new mode of dispensing it, by employing the wits and fingers of our wives and daughters in making all sorts of fidfads, which turns your house into a Babel, sends your servants to Ackermann's, or the haberdasher's, ten times...1842, [anonymous collaborator of Letitia Elizabeth Landon], chapter XXXVII, in Lady Anne Granard; or, Keeping up Appearances. […], volume II, London: Henry Colburn, […], →OCLC, page 168
Forms of fancy fair
| plural | fancy fairs |
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Questions about fancy fair
- What does fancy fair mean?
- Fancy fair means a fair at which mostly decorative articles are sold, generally for charitable ends.
- What part of speech is fancy fair?
- Fancy fair is a noun.
- What is the plural of fancy fair?
- The plural of fancy fair is fancy fairs.
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